Arlington vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1913
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4719
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$1108
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1925
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3749
$847
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
394K
10.5M

The cost of living in Arlington is 176% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2324th and 7308th ($1913 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 67th 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 months in Arlington compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 895th and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Dongguan

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Arlington Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$868
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2162
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1579
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1486
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21592
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2122
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2111
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2147
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2086
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2129
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2259
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2170
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2137
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2042
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2164
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2110
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2182
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2206
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2151
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2120
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2472
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2155
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2193
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2202
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2062
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2174
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2148
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2205
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2172
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2220
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2096
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2205
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2104
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2155
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2209
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2397

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620