Arlington vs Bristol - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Bristol
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$6226
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2880
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3466
😷 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 2397th and 749th ($1907 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 12th 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 1.3 months in Bristol. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Bristol ranked 19th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 894th and 126th 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	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$220
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$338
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$7094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$5399
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$23.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$5.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$9.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$2381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$26772

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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 Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2273
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2464
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1894
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1994
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2194
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1983
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1921
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2109
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1918
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1768
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1928
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2071
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1996
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2138
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2138
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1742
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1830
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1820
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2445
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2055
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2127
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2147
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1753
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2614
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2147
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2209
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2286
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1885
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1769
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2130
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1975
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1833
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1815
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2454
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$2006