Baltimore vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2918
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$1010
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$1262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	98	92
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	586K	1.69M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 88% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1330th and 4643rd ($2223 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 121st and 551st 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	$15.5	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$11060

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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