Arlington vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$4627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	74	99
🏙️ Population	394K	8.8M

The cost of living in Arlington is 45% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2251st and 37th ($1869 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 2nd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in London. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1283rd and 2nd 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	$16.2	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$25830

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055