Budapest vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$4183
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	919K

The cost of living in Budapest is 34% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1451st ($1469 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1204th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 680th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Fort Worth

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	Budapest	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$25647

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208