Arlington vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$4424
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	83
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	394K	430K

The cost of living in Arlington is 17% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 2251st and 1228th ($1869 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 1082nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 339th vs 60th best cities to live in the United States, and 1283rd vs 234th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Minneapolis

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	Arlington	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$27084

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640