Arlington vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5033
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$1124
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$2309
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3943
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
394K
1.69M

The cost of living in Arlington is 70% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2153rd and 4777th ($1883 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 1499th and 618th 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
$15
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1270
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1981
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2094
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.28
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.71
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1602
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23540
$11151

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2086
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2081
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2143
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1808
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2105
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2289
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2149
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2126
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2012
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2159
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2079
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2089
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2164
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2224
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2148
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2095
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2471
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2165
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2176
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2214
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2184
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2025
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2190
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2155
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2158
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2242
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2258
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2219
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2023
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2538
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2246
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2395

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039