Arlington vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	61
😀 Quality of life	74	53
🏙️ Population	394K	9.4M

The cost of living in Arlington is 155% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2251st and 6747th ($1869 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 63rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 1283rd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Ningbo

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	Arlington	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$12898

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538