Arlington vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$5531
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	87
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	394K	1.39M

The cost of living in Arlington is 45% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2153rd and 36th ($1883 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 32nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ranked 396th vs 13th best cities to live in the United States, and 1499th vs 95th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs San Diego

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	Arlington	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$28706

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759