Arlington vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$3953
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	56
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	394K	950K

The cost of living in Arlington is 16% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 2476th and 1415th ($1856 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 1218th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 405th vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 1375th vs 278th 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	$15.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$11123

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806