Austin vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
962K
1.69M

The cost of living in Austin is 109% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 812th and 4643rd ($2473 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 116th and 551st 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
$16.8
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$11060

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2211
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

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