Arlington vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1122
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	90	86
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	394K	518K

The cost of living in Arlington is 2% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 2397th and 2232nd ($1907 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 144th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 894th and 177th 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	$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$24899

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1631
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1567
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1558
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1874
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1882
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1925
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1991
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1741
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$2002
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1841
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1787
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1733
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1891
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1827
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2080
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2055
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$2033
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1974
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1427
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1818
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1855
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1857
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2079
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2025
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1496
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1900
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1674
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1871