Budapest vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$2775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$6485
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1690
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$2926
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$695
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$4922
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
1.69M
716K

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 4312th and 434th ($1377 vs $2775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 376th 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 Denver. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Denver ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 636th and 183rd 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
$10.6
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$3135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$5007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$6.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$199
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$16240

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2552
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2735
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2677
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2744
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2961
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2596
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2760
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2537
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2876
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2520
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2760
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2465
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2019
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2231
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2430
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2385
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2353
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1895
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2263
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1628
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2407
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1824
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1705
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1516
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2235
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2514
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2204
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1753