Budapest vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$4305
😷 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 46% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4163rd and 524th ($1469 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 453rd 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 282nd in the United States, while ranked 680th and 992nd 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	$12.2	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$22757

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059