Arlington vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	73	93
🏙️ Population	394K	3.9M

The cost of living in Arlington is 41% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2153rd and 80th ($1883 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 71st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 396th vs 7th best cities to live in the United States, and 1499th vs 58th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Los Angeles

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	Arlington	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$28838

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919