Austin vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	962K	1.69M

The cost of living in Austin is 121% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 858th and 4777th ($2455 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 142nd and 618th 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	$17.5	$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$11151

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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