Arlington vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	77	96
🏙️ Population	394K	690K

The cost of living in Arlington is 44% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2476th and 73rd ($1856 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 58th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ranked 405th vs 4th best cities to live in the United States, and 1375th vs 26th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Washington

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	Arlington	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$24065

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949