Arlington vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$2173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$5404
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$2254
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$4439
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
82
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
394K
919K

The cost of living in Arlington is 17% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 2320th and 1353rd ($1807 vs $2173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 1203rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 235th vs 36th best cities to live in the United States, and 1022nd vs 169th 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
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$5.19
 Cappuccino
$4.99
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$1316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$2319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$5.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$98.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$1893
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$25845

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2059
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1807
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2236
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2053
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2143
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2021
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2338
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$1987
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$1992
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$1982
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2162
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2113
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$1804
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2306
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2149
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2193
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2157
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2497
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2111
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2267
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$2119
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2206
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2235
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2200
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2199
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2323
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2516
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2384
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2223