Budapest vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$6320
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1650
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$623
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$4830
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
79
88
🏙️ Population
1.71M
875K

The cost of living in Budapest is 59% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4647th and 361st ($1124 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 319th 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Charlotte ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 485th and 191st 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
$9.31
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$2287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$35.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$182
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$26419

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119