Arlington vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	90
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	394K	548K

The cost of living in Arlington is 19% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2324th and 1193rd ($1913 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 30th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 895th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Manchester

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	Arlington	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831