Arlington vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	394K	2.1M

The cost of living in Arlington is 22% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2324th and 964th ($1913 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 895th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Paris

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	Arlington	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506