Arlington vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	56
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	394K	950K

The cost of living in Arlington is 14% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 2397th and 1439th ($1907 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1197th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 264th vs 106th best cities to live in the United States, and 894th vs 343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Jacksonville

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	Arlington	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860