Budapest vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$553
$980
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1273
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
23
😀 Quality of life
79
37
🏙️ Population
1.69M
951K

The cost of living in Budapest is 18% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4777th and 4063rd ($1109 vs $1346) 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 0.9 months in Freetown. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 618th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$2773

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Freetown

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1061
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$998
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1278
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$998
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1272
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1019
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1009
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$523
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$804
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$827
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1007
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$487
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$964
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$953
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$552
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$507
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$477
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1000
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$489
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$998
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$569
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$490
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1052
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1046
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1114
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$916
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$491
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$904
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$970
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$499
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$937
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$960
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$906
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$647
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$490