Arlington vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$1189
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$3056
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	394K	1.14M

The cost of living in Arlington is 10% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 2320th and 1780th ($1807 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 54th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1022nd and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Birmingham

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	Arlington	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$18689

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673