Arlington vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$3612
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$750
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1301
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$441
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$1697
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	394K	1.69M

The cost of living in Arlington is 30% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2397th and 4163rd ($1907 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1st in the United States and Hungary, respectively. Check the United States vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 894th and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Budapest

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	Arlington	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$15168

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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 Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196