Budapest vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$3790
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
81
88
🏙️ Population
1.69M
906K

The cost of living in Budapest is 26% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 3675th and 1634th ($1580 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1324th 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 1.8 months in Columbus. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Columbus ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 646th and 266th 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
$13.9
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$20945

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936