Arlington vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$2461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$5293
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$1459
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$4563
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
394K
1.3M

The cost of living in Arlington is 23% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 2397th and 948th ($1907 vs $2461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 815th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Dallas. Ranked 264th vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 894th vs 46th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Dallas

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Arlington Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$1489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$2187
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$2836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$5.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$1318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$24367

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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 Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2114
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2198
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2147
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2208
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2212
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2357
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2246
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2188
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2142
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2114
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2309
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2373
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2127
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2126
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2220
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2124
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2076
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2127
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2233
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2129
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2193
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2579
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2293
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2393
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2196
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2105
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2145
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2225