Arlington vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	394K	8.8M

The cost of living in Arlington is 49% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2397th and 20th ($1907 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1 months in London. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 894th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs London

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	Arlington	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$30567

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199