Arlington vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1902
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$3394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	394K	1.14M

The cost of living in Arlington is 9% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 2251st and 1731st ($1869 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 79th 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1283rd and 32nd 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	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$6.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$5216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$4012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$19729

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755