Budapest vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Budapest Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$4584
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1131
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$3404
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.69M
373K

The cost of living in Budapest is 19% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 3675th and 2199th ($1580 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1674th 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 Cleveland. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Cleveland ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Budapest vs Cleveland

Prices for goods and services in Budapest and Cleveland are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Budapest Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$66.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$18712

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092