Baltimore vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2234
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5254
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4084
$1697
😷 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 52% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1414th and 4163rd ($2234 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 164th and 680th 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
$17.3
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.1
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1650
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2430
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1814
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.3
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2166
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.9
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.41
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.74
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1492
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21697
$15168

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2443
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2586
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2830
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2344
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$2985
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2521
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2755
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2951
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2667
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2544
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2650
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2777
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2252
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2499
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2763
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2526
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3306
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$3030
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2664
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2877
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2581
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2257
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2333
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2721
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2379
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2522
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2800
76 km or 47 mi York
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2818
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2736
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2304
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2207
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3292
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$2105
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2681
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2588
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2198
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2453
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$2000
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$2024

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196