Budapest vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4999
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.3M

The cost of living in Budapest is 55% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 4777th and 837th ($1109 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 618th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Dallas

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	Budapest	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$26393

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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 Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246