Arlington vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	87
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	394K	1.01M

The cost of living in Arlington is 53% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2476th and 6th ($1856 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Ranked 405th vs 21st best cities to live in the United States, and 1375th vs 88th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs San Jose, United States

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	Arlington	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254