Arlington vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	74	99
🏙️ Population	394K	4.84M

The cost of living in Arlington is 33% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2251st and 312th ($1869 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1283rd and 4th 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	$16.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$18951

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754