Arlington vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$4797
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1552
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3013
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	394K	718K

The cost of living in Arlington is 19% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 2397th and 1177th ($1907 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 10th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 894th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Mississauga

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	Arlington	Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$2638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$8118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$6403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$11115

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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 Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2151
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2360
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2493
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2309
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2237
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2089
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2222
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2073
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1910
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2246
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2087
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1901
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2144
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1999
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1605
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1801
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2073
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2136
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2277
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2173
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1735
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2115
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1992
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2136
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$1870
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$2001
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1916
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1680
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2034