Arlington vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
394K
14.3M

The cost of living in Arlington is 12% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2397th and 3249th ($1907 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 3rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 894th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Tokyo

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Arlington Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005