Arlington vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$4224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	394K	1.43M

The cost of living in Arlington is 15% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2251st and 1380th ($1869 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 1203rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Ranked 339th vs 21st best cities to live in the United States, and 1283rd vs 118th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs San Antonio

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	Arlington	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$10912

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137