Budapest vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$4528
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1853
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$3510
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	83
😀 Quality of life	80	87
🏙️ Population	1.69M	373K

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1971st ($1185 vs $1963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1633rd 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 1.8 months in Cleveland. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Cleveland ranked 72nd in the United States, while ranked 551st and 269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Cleveland

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	Budapest	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$877
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$93.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$8.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1033
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$18767

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1945
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1929
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2008
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1903
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1970
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1952
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1988
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1923
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1887
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1923
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1919
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1829
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1843
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1901
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1821
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1815
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1880
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1732
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1801
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1734
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1563
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1568
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1441
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1205
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1829
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1813