Boston vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
676K
1.69M

The cost of living in Boston is 192% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 32nd and 4643rd ($3467 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 89th and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Budapest

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Boston Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$11060

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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