Budapest vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$6051
🏠 One person rent
$589
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$3146
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$4933
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
467K

The cost of living in Budapest is 56% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4643rd and 464th ($1185 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 551st and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Long Beach

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Budapest Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$6.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$21877

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614