Arlington vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	77	92
🏙️ Population	394K	3.42M

The cost of living in Arlington is 8% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2476th and 1962nd ($1856 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 5th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 1375th and 142nd 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	$15.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$12418

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703