Arlington vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$952
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	74	65
🏙️ Population	394K	9.37M

The cost of living in Arlington is 157% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2251st and 6780th ($1869 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 1283rd and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$8558

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Cities near Arlington

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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699