Baltimore vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$3914
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$1423
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$1832
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	586K	1.69M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 41% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1429th and 3675th ($2224 vs $1580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.2 months in Budapest. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 138th and 646th 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	$16.7	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$17067

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1226
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1203
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1195
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1139
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1156
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1117
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$928
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1124
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1031
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$974
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$1028
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1218
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1340
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1058
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$978
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1117
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1032
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1308
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$1034
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1067
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$967
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$893
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1590
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$848
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1076
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1189
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1255
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1160