Budapest vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2289
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$5688
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1368
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2517
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4336
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	919K

The cost of living in Budapest is 52% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4777th and 1178th ($1109 vs $2289) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1073rd 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 Fort Worth. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Fort Worth ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 210th 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	$9.45	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1079
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$2229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$98.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$23220

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2093
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1883
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2086
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2079
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2105
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2159
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2305
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1808
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2095
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2149
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2111
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2025
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2224
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2155
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2164
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2471
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2219
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2014
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2176
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2246
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2242
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2538
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2395
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2158