Arlington vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	75
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	394K	459K

The cost of living in Arlington is 17% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2251st and 1277th ($1869 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 1122nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 339th vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 1283rd vs 186th 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	$16.2	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701