Arlington vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	77	99
🏙️ Population	394K	8.8M

The cost of living in Arlington is 52% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2476th and 8th ($1856 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.1 months in London. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1375th and 5th 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	$15.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165