Arlington vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
76
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
394K
32.1M

The cost of living in Arlington is 218% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2397th and 7933rd ($1907 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 214th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 894th and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Chongqing

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Arlington Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$24477

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2126
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2114
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2145
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2114
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2124
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2219
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2128
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2076
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2175
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2105
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2129
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2193
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2152
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2142
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2461
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2155
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2212
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2258
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2188
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2076
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2196
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2177
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2208
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2246
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2233
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2147
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2177
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2357
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2127
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2225
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2393

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556