Arlington vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$5551
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1287
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$2412
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$4243
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	394K	919K

The cost of living in Arlington is 15% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 2251st and 1378th ($1869 vs $2195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 1201st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 339th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 1283rd vs 195th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Fort Worth

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	Arlington	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$985
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$2321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$2018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$80.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$22657

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1869
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2096
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2103
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2103
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2158
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2085
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2299
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1887
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2122
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2159
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2087
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2102
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2189
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2145
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2175
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2236
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2550
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2196
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2243
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2071
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2188
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2336
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2284
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2282
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2506
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2602
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2150