Arlington vs Bristol - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Bristol
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$6128
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1677
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$2833
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$3684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	394K	472K

The cost of living in Arlington is 26% less expensive than in Bristol. Cities ranked 2324th and 743rd ($1913 vs $2596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 10th 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 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Bristol. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Bristol ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 895th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Bristol

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	Arlington	Bristol
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$3119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	4.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$6932
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$9.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$2277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$26141

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2265
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2418
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1870
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1953
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1945
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2082
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1943
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1889
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2107
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$2005
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1767
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1897
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2006
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1962
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2111
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2089
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1729
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1806
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1797
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2393
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2016
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2088
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2128
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1730
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2569
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2141
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2190
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2309
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1873
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1745
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2059
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1945
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1820
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1789
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2452
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$2015