Budapest vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4006
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	64
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	1.69M	508K

The cost of living in Budapest is 48% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 4777th and 1532nd ($1109 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1366th 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 Kansas. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kansas

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	Budapest	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$28999

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846