Arlington vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$4731
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1062
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$3751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	71
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	394K	681K

The cost of living in Arlington is 0.9% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 2324th and 2243rd ($1913 vs $1931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1701st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 262nd vs 77th best cities to live in the United States, and 895th vs 277th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Oklahoma City

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	Arlington	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$95.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$23633

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168