Arlington vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$3202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	90	86
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	394K	518K

The cost of living in Arlington is 2% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 2324th and 2172nd ($1913 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 131st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 895th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Sheffield

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	Arlington	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$24916

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1604
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1559
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1863
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1710
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1847
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1689
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1975
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1827
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1748
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1990
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1838
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2043
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2025
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1993
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1945
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1411
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1784
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1808
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1832
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1987
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2012
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1919
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1501
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1887
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1694
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2022
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1870