Arlington vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	394K	3.9M

The cost of living in Arlington is 41% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2251st and 72nd ($1869 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 339th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 1283rd vs 47th 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	$16.2	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754