Baltimore vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1218
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1503
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	586K	1.69M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 69% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1219th and 4312th ($2323 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 128th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Budapest

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	Baltimore	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$13171

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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