Arlington vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$2569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	394K	3.51M

The cost of living in Arlington is 9% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2324th and 1723rd ($1913 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 4th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 895th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Madrid

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	Arlington	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$16324

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812