Arlington vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$3706
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
88
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
394K
488K

The cost of living in Arlington is 18% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 2397th and 1221st ($1907 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 37th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 894th and 77th 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
$16
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$26404

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892