Budapest vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4005
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	906K

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1248th ($1185 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 551st and 242nd 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	$10.4	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$15346

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829