Arlington vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5033
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1124
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2309
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3943
$957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
88
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
394K
32.1M

The cost of living in Arlington is 197% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2153rd and 7340th ($1883 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 145th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Chongqing. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 1499th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1270
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1981
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2094
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.28
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.71
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1602
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23540
$26796

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2086
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2081
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2143
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1808
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2105
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2289
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2149
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2126
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2012
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2159
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2079
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2089
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2164
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2224
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2148
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2095
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2471
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2165
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2176
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2214
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2184
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2025
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2190
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2155
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2158
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2242
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2258
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2219
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2023
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2538
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2246
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2395

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539