Arlington vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	60
😀 Quality of life	73	53
🏙️ Population	394K	9.4M

The cost of living in Arlington is 166% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2153rd and 6849th ($1883 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 1499th and 6084th 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	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$12465

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522