Arlington vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	394K	5.45M

The cost of living in Arlington is 33% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2324th and 370th ($1913 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 895th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Sydney

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	Arlington	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863