Atlanta vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$1697
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
499K
1.69M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 78% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 699th and 4163rd ($2617 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 Atlanta compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 231st and 680th 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
$20.9
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$15168

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2392
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2375
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196