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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	87
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	394K	1.01M

The cost of living in Arlington is 48% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2320th and 22nd ($1807 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 20th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 235th vs 9th best cities to live in the United States, and 1022nd vs 69th 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	$16.2	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$15889

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123