Arlington vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$4328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
78
100
🏙️ Population
394K
5.35M

The cost of living in Arlington is 24% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2397th and 893rd ($1907 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 894th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Melbourne

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Arlington Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$26129

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2126
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2114
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2145
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2114
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2124
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2219
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2128
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2076
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2175
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2105
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2129
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2193
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2152
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2142
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2461
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2155
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2212
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2258
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2188
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2076
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2196
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2177
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2208
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2246
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2233
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2147
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2177
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2357
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2127
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2225
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2393

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172