Arlington vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$1885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	74	86
🏙️ Population	394K	2.75M

The cost of living in Arlington is 7% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2251st and 2722nd ($1869 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 2nd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1283rd and 294th 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	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262