Arlington vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	86
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	394K	1.39M

The cost of living in Arlington is 46% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2397th and 50th ($1907 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 38th 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 San Diego. Ranked 264th vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 894th vs 137th 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	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804