Arlington vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$3601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
94
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
394K
595K

The cost of living in Arlington is 16% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 2397th and 3504th ($1907 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 330th 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 2.2 months in Dortmund. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Dortmund ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 894th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Dortmund

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Arlington Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1001
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$3201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$29493

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579