Budapest vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$4494
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$3261
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
83
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.69M
373K

The cost of living in Budapest is 28% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 4312th and 2297th ($1377 vs $1908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1793rd 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 90th in the United States, while ranked 636th and 284th 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
$10.6
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$9.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$18787

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1950
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1976
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2015
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1899
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2019
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2000
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2024
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$2019
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2062
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1954
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1855
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1974
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1986
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1839
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1841
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1971
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1908
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1737
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1735
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1884
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1844
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1784
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1631
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1672
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1482
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1477
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1410
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2061
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2314