Baltimore vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	586K	1.69M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 106% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4777th ($2287 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.1 months in Budapest. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 131st and 618th 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	$16.3	$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$11151

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039