Arlington vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	86
😀 Quality of life	73	93
🏙️ Population	394K	2.79M

The cost of living in Arlington is 23% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2153rd and 861st ($1883 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1499th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Toronto

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	Arlington	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095