Arlington vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
87
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
394K
32.1M

The cost of living in Arlington is 154% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2320th and 6733rd ($1807 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 79th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1022nd and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$27785

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548