Arlington vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$1259
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$186
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$71.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	76
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	394K	12.3M

The cost of living in Arlington is 265% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 2397th and 8579th ($1907 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 5th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Bangalore. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Bangalore ranked 10th in India, while ranked 894th and 5518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Bangalore

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	Arlington	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$32.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$8.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$1.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$17.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$4350

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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 Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343