Austin vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1218
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$1503
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	962K	1.69M

The cost of living in Austin is 76% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1002nd and 4312th ($2416 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 1.1 months in Budapest. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 151st and 636th 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	$19.1	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$13171

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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