Arlington vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	394K	1.6M

The cost of living in Arlington is 28% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2476th and 744th ($1856 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 660th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 405th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 1375th vs 95th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Philadelphia

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	Arlington	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$15283

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886