Arlington vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$1103
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2064
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4278
$3710
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
35
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
394K
679K

The cost of living in Arlington is 5% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 2251st and 2613th ($1869 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 1951st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Ranked 339th vs 134th best cities to live in the United States, and 1283rd vs 532nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs El Paso

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Arlington El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$5.13
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.24
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.88
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.81
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21580
$7468

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2096
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2085
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2105
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1887
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2103
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2195
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2159
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2127
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2022
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2158
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2103
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2189
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2125
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2122
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2550
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2118
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2188
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2243
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2236
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2102
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2173
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2145
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2150
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2282
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2336
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2196
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2061
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2506
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2284
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2602

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352