Arlington vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5033
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$1124
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$2309
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3943
$3804
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
73
88
🏙️ Population
394K
7.41M

The cost of living in Arlington is 31% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2153rd and 427th ($1883 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1499th and 248th 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
$15
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$7.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1270
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1981
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2094
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.28
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.71
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1602
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23540
$22706

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10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2086
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2081
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2143
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1808
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2105
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2289
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2149
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2126
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2012
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2159
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2079
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2089
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2164
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2224
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2148
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2095
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2471
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2165
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2176
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2214
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2184
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2025
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2190
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2155
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2158
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2242
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2258
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2219
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2023
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2538
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2246
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2395

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598