Arlington vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5033
$4389
🏠 One person rent
$1124
$1092
🏘️ Family rent
$2309
$1592
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3943
$3516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
394K
633K

The cost of living in Arlington is 0.5% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 2153rd and 2179th ($1883 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 1817th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Ranked 396th vs 73rd best cities to live in the United States, and 1499th vs 279th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Memphis

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Arlington Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$5.47
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1270
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1981
$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2094
$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.28
$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.71
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1602
$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23540
$27369

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2086
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2081
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2143
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1808
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2105
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2289
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2149
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2126
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2012
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2159
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2079
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2089
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2164
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2224
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2148
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2095
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2471
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2165
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2176
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2214
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2184
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2025
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2190
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2155
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2158
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2242
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2258
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2219
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2023
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2538
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2246
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2395

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2134
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2062
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2070
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1865
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2077
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2268
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2117
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2009
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1781
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1874
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2048
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1717
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1946
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1831
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1882
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1645
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1830
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1930
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1617
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1856
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1999
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1350
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1989
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1958
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1828
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1774
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1806
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1943
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1649
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1728
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2031
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1839
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1772
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2075
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2607
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1438
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1322
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2738