Arlington vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	60
😀 Quality of life	77	57
🏙️ Population	394K	9.4M

The cost of living in Arlington is 160% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2476th and 7025th ($1856 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 1375th and 6133rd 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	$15.6	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$15234

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531