Budapest vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1604
🏠 One person rent
$810
$906
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$120
😷 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 24% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 3675th and 4589th ($1580 vs $1272) 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 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 646th and 8792nd 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
$13.9
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$9.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$1.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$3981

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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 Freetown

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1050
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$984
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1231
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$983
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1219
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1005
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$998
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$518
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$831
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$857
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$993
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$993
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$486
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1119
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$611
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$545
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$527
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1164
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$494
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1163
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$561
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$493
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1214
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1206
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1281
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1076
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$494
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1062
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1141
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$501
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1100
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1067
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$619
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$495