Budapest vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$2403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$5638
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$2444
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$4246
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
1.69M
875K

The cost of living in Budapest is 39% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1073rd ($1469 vs $2403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 918th 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Charlotte ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 680th and 283rd 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
$12.2
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$2971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$2035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$7.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$1516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$24528

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952