Budapest vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$589	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$1665
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	92	22
😀 Quality of life	80	38
🏙️ Population	1.69M	951K

The cost of living in Budapest is 2% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4564th ($1185 vs $1213) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 551st and 7131st 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	$10.4	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$2835

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498