Budapest vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1632
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2650
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$4215
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	62
😀 Quality of life	81	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	479K

The cost of living in Budapest is 38% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 3675th and 819th ($1580 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 714th 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 Colorado Springs. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Colorado Springs

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	Budapest	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$24668

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029