Budapest vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$4438
😷 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 30% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 3675th and 1371st ($1580 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1148th 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 2 months in Fort Worth. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 137th 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	$13.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$25420

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1226
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1203
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1195
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1139
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1156
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1117
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$928
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1124
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1031
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$974
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$1028
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1218
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1340
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1058
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$978
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1117
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1032
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1308
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$1034
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1067
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$967
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$893
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1590
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$848
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1076
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1189
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1255
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1160

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205