Arlington vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$1541
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$308
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$814
😷 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 213% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 2397th and 7862nd ($1907 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 190th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 894th and 6777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Hengyang

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	Arlington	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$8641

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615