Arlington vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	90	17
😀 Quality of life	78	44
🏙️ Population	394K	7.01M

The cost of living in Arlington is 220% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2397th and 7977th ($1907 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 234th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 894th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Zhumadian

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	Arlington	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$9042

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507