Arlington vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$1072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	76
😀 Quality of life	75	77
🏙️ Population	394K	1.72M

The cost of living in Arlington is 88% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 2320th and 5593rd ($1807 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 3rd in the United States and Romania, respectively. Check the United States vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.1 months in Bucharest. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 1022nd and 703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Bucharest

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	Arlington	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$8.75
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$1649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$5.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$9569

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678