Atlanta vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2648
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6318
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2832
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5633
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
499K
1.71M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 136% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 459th and 4647th ($2648 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th 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 Atlanta compared to 1 months in Budapest. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 151st and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Budapest

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Atlanta Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.9
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$5.33
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1656
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3282
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7867
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.15
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.01
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28904
$10141

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2435
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2349
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2608
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2313
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2341
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2296
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2364
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2279
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2287
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2449
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2471
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2364
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2287
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2119
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2789
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1953
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2244
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2522
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1575
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1737
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2323
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2144
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2367
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2208
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2262
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2102
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2090
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$2079
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1917
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2217
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1701
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1768
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1672
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1811
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1815
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1849
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1991

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040