Arlington vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	394K	467K

The cost of living in Arlington is 29% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2324th and 604th ($1913 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 532nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 262nd vs 279th best cities to live in the United States, and 895th vs 958th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Long Beach

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	Arlington	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$19617

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164