Arlington vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	80
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	394K	568K

The cost of living in Arlington is 17% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2153rd and 1194th ($1883 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 11th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 1499th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Surrey

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	Arlington	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606