Budapest vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$6307
🏠 One person rent
$553
$1692
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$2963
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$666
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$5130
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
716K

The cost of living in Budapest is 59% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 4777th and 463rd ($1109 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 418th 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 1.9 months in Denver. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Denver

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Budapest Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$7.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$16279

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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

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10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2495
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2674
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2737
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2784
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2525
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2639
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2958
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2568
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2661
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2509
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2624
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2508
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2661
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2451
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2001
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2193
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2421
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2369
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2373
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1768
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2425
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1892
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1854
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1974
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1642
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2396
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1824
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1711
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1854
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2211
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2623
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2170
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1706
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1768