Arlington vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	74
😀 Quality of life	77	90
🏙️ Population	394K	459K

The cost of living in Arlington is 23% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2476th and 1045th ($1856 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 916th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 405th vs 63rd best cities to live in the United States, and 1375th vs 216th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Virginia Beach

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	Arlington	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$16163

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710