Arlington vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	394K	3.9M

The cost of living in Arlington is 44% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2324th and 62nd ($1913 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 47th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 262nd vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 895th vs 50th 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	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000