Arlington vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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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