Arlington vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
394K
1.09M

The cost of living in Arlington is 6% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2476th and 2104th ($1856 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 11th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 1375th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Cologne

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Arlington Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$19386

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979