Arlington vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$4556
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$1204
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	91
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	394K	548K

The cost of living in Arlington is 10% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2320th and 1798th ($1807 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 57th 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1022nd and 110th 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	$16.2	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$13845

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629