Arlington vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$1242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	76
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	394K	1.72M

The cost of living in Arlington is 80% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 2251st and 5404th ($1869 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 1st 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 1283rd and 642nd 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	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$99
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$9.34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	7.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$2831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$5.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$6.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$55
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$10286

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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 Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721