Arlington vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1103
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2064
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4278
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
90
69
😀 Quality of life
74
69
🏙️ Population
394K
10.5M

The cost of living in Arlington is 176% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2251st and 7055th ($1869 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 1283rd and 3115th 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
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.24
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.88
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.81
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21580
$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623