Arlington vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$2918
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1010
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$1262
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	74	80
🏙️ Population	394K	1.69M

The cost of living in Arlington is 58% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2251st and 4643rd ($1869 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 1283rd and 551st 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	$16.2	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$11060

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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 Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090