Arlington vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	75	87
🏙️ Population	394K	2.87M

The cost of living in Arlington is 6% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2320th and 2685th ($1807 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 4th in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1022nd and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Rome

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	Arlington	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$9800

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229