Budapest vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$553	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4771
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	1.69M	3.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 65% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4777th and 80th ($1109 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Los Angeles

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	Budapest	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919