Budapest vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$5566
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$2428
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$4235
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
875K

The cost of living in Budapest is 43% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4312th and 986th ($1377 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 865th in Hungary and the United States, respectively. Check Hungary vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Charlotte. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Charlotte ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 636th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Charlotte

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Budapest Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$5.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2056
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$3607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$84.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$1305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$24711

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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

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013