Arlington vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$777
😷 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 186% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2397th and 7469th ($1907 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 894th and 3662nd 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
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$22205

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608