Budapest vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$5354
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$4146
😷 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 40% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 4163rd and 971st ($1469 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 835th 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 92nd in the United States, while ranked 680th and 314th 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	$12.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$2302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$2410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$4.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$24279

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026