Arlington vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	87
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	394K	1.39M

The cost of living in Arlington is 44% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2251st and 45th ($1869 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 36th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ranked 339th vs 12th best cities to live in the United States, and 1283rd vs 75th 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	$16.2	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$21468

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647