Budapest vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4394
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1817
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$3249
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	83
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	1.69M	373K

The cost of living in Budapest is 42% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 4777th and 2110th ($1109 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1771st 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 1.7 months in Cleveland. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 305th 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	$9.45	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$18828

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860