Arlington vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$1103
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$2064
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4278
$890
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
87
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
394K
32.1M

The cost of living in Arlington is 182% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2251st and 7185th ($1869 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 146th 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 1283rd and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.88
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.81
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21580
$27717

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2096
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2085
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2105
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1887
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2103
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2195
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2159
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2127
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2022
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2158
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2103
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2189
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2125
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2122
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2550
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2118
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2188
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2243
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2236
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2102
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2173
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2145
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2150
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2282
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2336
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2196
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2061
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2506
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2284
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2602

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556