Atlanta vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2570
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5742
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$1586
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$2465
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5431
$1229
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
499K
1.69M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 132% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 704th and 4777th ($2570 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 1.1 months in Budapest. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 165th and 618th 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
$17.4
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.1
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.39
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2827
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2730
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.13
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1442
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27299
$11151

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2339
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2277
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2284
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2441
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2268
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2285
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2254
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2302
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2319
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2235
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2282
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2166
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2390
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2208
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$1993
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2657
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1928
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2195
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2435
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1541
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2213
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2094
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2148
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2159
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2149
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2076
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2127
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1888
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1839
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2128
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1704
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1636
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1652
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1726
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1736
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1901
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1982

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$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
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$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
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$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
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039