Arlington vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
394K
7.41M

The cost of living in Arlington is 31% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2320th and 503rd ($1807 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 1st 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1022nd and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Hong Kong

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Arlington Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$20363

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10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611