Arlington vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$1532
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	90	40
😀 Quality of life	78	49
🏙️ Population	394K	6.65M

The cost of living in Arlington is 218% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 2324th and 7957th ($1913 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 249th 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 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 895th and 6806th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$10039

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619