Budapest vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$5285
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
1.71M
2.75M

The cost of living in Budapest is 57% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4647th and 505th ($1124 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 455th 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 2 months in Chicago. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 485th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Chicago

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Budapest Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$15494

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240