Budapest vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4390
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.3M

The cost of living in Budapest is 51% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4777th and 1229th ($1109 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th in Hungary and the United States, respectively. Check Hungary vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Houston

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	Budapest	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$18964

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Cities near Budapest

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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182