Atlanta vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$1262
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
499K
1.69M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 114% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 714th and 4643rd ($2540 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 140th and 551st 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
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.27
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$11060

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090