Arlington vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$6864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	394K	449K

The cost of living in Arlington is 50% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2397th and 13th ($1907 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 3rd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 894th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Zurich

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	Arlington	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171