Arlington vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5033
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$1124
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$2309
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3943
$3522
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
88
😀 Quality of life
73
94
🏙️ Population
394K
488K

The cost of living in Arlington is 12% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2153rd and 1491st ($1883 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 36th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1499th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Edinburgh

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Arlington Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$7.09
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1270
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1981
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2094
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.28
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.71
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1602
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23540
$21911

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2086
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2081
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2143
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1808
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2105
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2289
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2149
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2126
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2012
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2159
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2079
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2089
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2164
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2224
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2148
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2095
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2471
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2165
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2176
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2214
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2184
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2025
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2190
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2155
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2158
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2242
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2258
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2219
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2023
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2538
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2246
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2395

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692