Arlington vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
90
69
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
394K
10.5M

The cost of living in Arlington is 181% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2476th and 7341st ($1856 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 78th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 1375th and 3389th 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
$15.6
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2139
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2135
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2140
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2133
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2140
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2217
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2183
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2136
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2133
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2184
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2108
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2143
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2200
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2190
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2144
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2162
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2447
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2145
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2222
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2199
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2038
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2187
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2185
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2250
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2315
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2246
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2176
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2199
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2497
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2268
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2216
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2369

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598