Boston vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$1503
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
94
82
🏙️ Population
676K
1.69M

The cost of living in Boston is 165% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 27th and 4312th ($3652 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 12th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 71st and 636th 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
$22
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$13171

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162