Arlington vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$6770
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	74	98
🏙️ Population	394K	447K

The cost of living in Arlington is 45% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2251st and 41st ($1869 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 2 months in Zurich. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 1283rd and 6th 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	$16.2	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843