Arlington vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$5590
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$1286
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$2187
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$4060
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
77
100
🏙️ Population
394K
5.35M

The cost of living in Arlington is 20% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2476th and 1249th ($1856 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1375th 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
$15.6
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$8.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988