Arlington vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$2287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$5428
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$1367
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$2370
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$4207
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	97
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	394K	586K

The cost of living in Arlington is 18% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 2153rd and 1182nd ($1883 vs $2287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 1076th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Baltimore. Ranked 396th vs 24th best cities to live in the United States, and 1499th vs 131st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Baltimore

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	Arlington	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$6.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$1959
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$2120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$1975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$7.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$1264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$22681

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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 Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149