Arlington vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	86
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	394K	1.39M

The cost of living in Arlington is 46% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2476th and 43rd ($1856 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 33rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Ranked 405th vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 1375th vs 97th 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	$15.6	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782