Arlington vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$2906
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
394K
555K

The cost of living in Arlington is 28% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2320th and 3786th ($1807 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 426th 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 1022nd and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$10601

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10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303