Atlanta vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$1503
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
91
82
🏙️ Population
499K
1.69M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 92% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 647th and 4312th ($2641 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd 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 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 179th and 636th 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
$21.5
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$13171

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162