Arlington vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$5157
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1934
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3699
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	394K	1.14M

The cost of living in Arlington is 14% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 2397th and 1454th ($1907 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 57th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 894th and 41st 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	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$964
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$42.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$5472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$4260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$4.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$92.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$1648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$21078

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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 Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894