Albuquerque vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1985
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5283
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$2593
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3905
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
27
92
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
565K
1.69M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 79% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1874th and 4777th ($1985 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st 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 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 428th and 618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Budapest

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Albuquerque Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$923
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2579
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2277
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2628
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.86
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.66
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1231
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6011
$11151

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AlbuquerqueBudapest

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$2508
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$2353
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$2056
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$2353
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$2027
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$1957
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$2639
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$2417
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$901
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$790
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$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
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$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
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$747
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$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
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$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
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$681
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$750
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$1202
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$1275
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$768
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$766
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$848
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$1118
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$1039