Austin vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2475
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5680
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$2495
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5010
$1832
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
962K
1.69M

The cost of living in Austin is 57% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 932nd and 3675th ($2475 vs $1580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 Austin compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 192nd and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Budapest

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Austin Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.34
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1888
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2018
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5778
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3142
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20982
$17067

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2058
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2151
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2149
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2110
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2125
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2123
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2120
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1937
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1857
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2105
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2093
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2070
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2071
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1950
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$1944
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1843
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2066
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2003
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2096
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1900
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2754
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2093
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1860
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2011
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2093
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2107
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2148
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2111
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2261
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2174
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2064
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2164
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2206
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2142
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$1916
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2025
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2316

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160