Arlington vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
394K
587K

The cost of living in Arlington is 22% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 2476th and 3903rd ($1856 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 529th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 1375th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Essen

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Arlington Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$9800

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575