Arlington vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Arlington Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1685
$1643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$3959
🏠 One person rent
$1027
$881
🏘️ Family rent
$1784
$1574
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5161
$2585
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
394K
1.07M

The cost of living in Arlington is 3% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2320th and 2459th ($1685 vs $1643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1983rd and 10th 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 3.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Cologne. Arlington ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 647th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.82
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$1628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1580
$1205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
2.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$6134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.8
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$9.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.36
$7.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.71
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.81
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$599
$733
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$12429

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2040
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2322
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2011
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2020
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2018
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2008
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2132
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2020
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2104
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2021
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2019
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2018
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2178
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2007
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2015
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2032
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2012
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2018
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2489
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2013
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2010
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2009
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2016
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2016
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1958
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2023
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2008
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2011
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2017
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2024
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2147
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2325
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2008
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2108

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632