Arlington vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Arlington Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1685
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$1027
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1784
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5161
$993
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
77
54
🏙️ Population
394K
9.37M

The cost of living in Arlington is 150% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2320th and 6987th ($1685 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1983rd and 272nd 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 3.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Arlington ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 40th in China, while ranked 647th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.82
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1580
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$4355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$2028
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.8
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.36
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.71
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.81
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$64.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$599
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$8114

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$2040
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2322
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2011
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2020
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2018
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2008
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2132
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2020
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2104
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2021
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2019
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2018
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2178
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2007
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2015
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2032
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2012
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2018
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2489
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2013
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2010
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2009
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2016
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2016
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1958
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2023
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2008
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2011
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2017
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2024
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2147
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2325
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2008
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$668
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$718
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$736
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$666
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$700
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$684
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$832
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$720
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$663
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$707
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$811
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$662
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$694
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$729
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$666
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$823
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$664
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$666
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$748
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$573
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$711
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$655
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$672
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$674
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$672
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$673
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$662
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$701
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$668
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$652
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$680
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$685
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$769
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$738
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$778
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$689
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$686
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$681
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$670
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$681