Budapest vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$4372
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	81	78
🏙️ Population	1.69M	467K

The cost of living in Budapest is 41% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 3675th and 604th ($1580 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 958th 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	$13.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$19617

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1226
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1203
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1195
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1139
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1156
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1117
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$928
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1124
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1031
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$974
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$1028
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1218
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1340
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1058
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$978
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1117
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1032
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1308
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$1034
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1067
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$967
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$893
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1590
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$848
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1076
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1189
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1255
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1160

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164