Budapest vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1705
🏠 One person rent
$707
$974
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$120
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
22
😀 Quality of life
82
29
🏙️ Population
1.69M
951K

The cost of living in Budapest is 2% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4312th and 4374th ($1377 vs $1347) 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 0.1 months in Freetown. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 636th and 8809th 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
$10.6
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$3183

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Freetown

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1067
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$999
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1283
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$999
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1281
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1021
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1010
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$536
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$502
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$872
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$895
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1007
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$1003
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$503
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$1044
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$502
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$598
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$541
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$516
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1088
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$508
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$1084
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$583
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$506
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1140
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1141
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1221
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$1099
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$506
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1082
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$1060
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$514
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$1123
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$1083
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$630
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$506