Arlington vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$4529
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
54
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
394K
525K

The cost of living in Arlington is 33% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2397th and 346th ($1907 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 285th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 264th vs 116th best cities to live in the United States, and 894th vs 376th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Sacramento

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Arlington Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$8
 Cappuccino
$5.41
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859