Arlington vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5033
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$1124
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2309
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3943
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
90
97
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
394K
18.7M

The cost of living in Arlington is 143% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2153rd and 6548th ($1883 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1499th and 1055th 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
$15
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1270
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1981
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2094
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.28
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.71
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1602
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23540
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2086
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2081
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2143
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1808
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2105
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2289
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2149
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2126
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2012
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2159
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2079
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2089
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2164
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2224
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2148
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2095
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2471
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2165
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2176
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2214
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2184
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2025
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2190
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2155
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2158
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2242
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2258
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2219
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2023
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2538
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2246
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2395

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650