Budapest vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$4638
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1997
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$3363
😷 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 25% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 4163rd and 2121st ($1469 vs $1971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1629th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Cleveland ranked 111th in the United States, while ranked 680th and 357th 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
$12.2
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$63.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$73.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$1124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$18789

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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 Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1911
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1930
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1927
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1874
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1921
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1928
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1911
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1893
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1921
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1936
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1897
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1892
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1843
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1844
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1852
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1825
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1810
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1896
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1712
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1662
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1958
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1879
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1827
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1633
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1752
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1530
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1500
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1451
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1935
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2149