Budapest vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1665
🏠 One person rent
$750
$951
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$609
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$103
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
23
😀 Quality of life
81
30
🏙️ Population
1.69M
951K

The cost of living in Budapest is 11% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4528th ($1469 vs $1323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Hungary vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 680th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Freetown

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Budapest Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$86.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$97.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$3659

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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 Freetown

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1058
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$993
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1257
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$990
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1257
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1016
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1004
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$535
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$503
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$852
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$878
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1001
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$501
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1127
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$605
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$537
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$518
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1178
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$507
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1176
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$508
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1236
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1229
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1320
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1097
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$507
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1079
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1145
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$515
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1124
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1092
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$508