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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	87
😀 Quality of life	73	92
🏙️ Population	394K	1.01M

The cost of living in Arlington is 51% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2153rd and 8th ($1883 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 6th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 396th vs 11th best cities to live in the United States, and 1499th vs 82nd 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	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$25839

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968