Budapest vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$5340
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1548
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2311
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4230
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	62
😀 Quality of life	79	84
🏙️ Population	1.69M	479K

The cost of living in Budapest is 54% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 4777th and 917th ($1109 vs $2421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 840th 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 Colorado Springs. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Colorado Springs ranked 104th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 387th 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	$9.45	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$6.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1993
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$83.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$2384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$64.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1681
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$24682

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2373
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2425
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2509
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2525
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2315
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2381
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2674
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2495
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2577
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2432
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2618
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2737
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2784
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2958
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2568
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2661
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2624
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2661
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2001
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2451
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1892
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2396
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2211
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1711
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2623
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1706
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1768
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1985