Budapest vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3975
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
1.71M
906K

The cost of living in Budapest is 49% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4647th and 1282nd ($1124 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 485th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Columbus

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Budapest Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$10456

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861