Arlington vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$4591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	77	98
🏙️ Population	394K	667K

The cost of living in Arlington is 29% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2476th and 713th ($1856 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 2nd in the United States and Denmark, respectively. Check the United States vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 1375th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Copenhagen

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	Arlington	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$17654

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678