Baltimore vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$963
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$1147
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	98	92
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	586K	1.71M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 96% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1292nd and 4647th ($2197 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1 months in Budapest. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 89th and 485th 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	$15.1	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$10141

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$915
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$824
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$968
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$858
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$860
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$873
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$857
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$806
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$706
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$801
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$675
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$852
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1238
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$829
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$769
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1125
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1476
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$767
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$755
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1041
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$888
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1073
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$695
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$719
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$901
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$777
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1269
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$737
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$767
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$835
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1149
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1040