Boston vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1832
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
91
81
🏙️ Population
676K
1.69M

The cost of living in Boston is 133% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 27th and 3675th ($3680 vs $1580) 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 1.2 months in Budapest. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 105th and 646th 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
$24.8
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$17067

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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