Arlington vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$3916
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$736
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$3396
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	394K	593K

The cost of living in Arlington is 23% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 2251st and 3604th ($1869 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 376th 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Dortmund ranked 57th in Germany, while ranked 1283rd and 692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$2357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$65.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$12215

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Dortmund

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Schwerte	$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi	Lunen	$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi	Waltrop	$1376
13 km or 8 mi	Witten	$1378
13 km or 8 mi	Herdecke	$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi	Wetter	$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi	Unna	$1432
16 km or 10 mi	Bergkamen	$1458
16 km or 10 mi	Kamen	$1451
17 km or 11 mi	Hagen	$1541
17 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1586
18 km or 11 mi	Bochum	$1618
18 km or 11 mi	Datteln	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Selm	$1458
20 km or 12 mi	Werne	$1465
20 km or 13 mi	Iserlohn	$1184
21 km or 13 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1462
21 km or 13 mi	Frondenberg	$1399
22 km or 13 mi	Recklinghausen	$1451
22 km or 14 mi	Gevelsberg	$1457
23 km or 14 mi	Sprockhovel	$1442
23 km or 14 mi	Hattingen	$1470
25 km or 15 mi	Menden	$1386
25 km or 15 mi	Herten	$1486
25 km or 16 mi	Ennepetal	$1451
25 km or 16 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1439
25 km or 16 mi	Hemer	$1346
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1419
28 km or 18 mi	Ludinghausen	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Marl	$1477
30 km or 18 mi	Hamm	$1469
31 km or 19 mi	Werl	$1439
32 km or 20 mi	Essen	$1525
33 km or 20 mi	Haltern am See	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Gladbeck	$1472
35 km or 21 mi	Ludenscheid	$1518
35 km or 22 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
35 km or 22 mi	Velbert	$1465
36 km or 22 mi	Radevormwald	$1452