Arlington vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$6556
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
80
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
394K
737K

The cost of living in Arlington is 41% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2476th and 125th ($1856 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 92nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 405th vs 27th best cities to live in the United States, and 1375th vs 99th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Seattle

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Arlington Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114