Arlington vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$3654
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
394K
1.09M

The cost of living in Arlington is 4% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2397th and 2067th ($1907 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 894th and 15th 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
$16
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$22470

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2126
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2114
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2145
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2114
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2124
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2219
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2128
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2076
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2175
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2105
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2129
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2193
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2152
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2142
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2461
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2155
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2212
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2258
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2188
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2076
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2196
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2177
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2208
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2246
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2233
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2147
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2177
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2357
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2127
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2225
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2393

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944