Arlington vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
97
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
394K
18.7M

The cost of living in Arlington is 143% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2320th and 6607th ($1807 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 54th 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1022nd and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Guangzhou

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Arlington Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$18235

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10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620