Budapest vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$810	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$4482
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	1.69M	3.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 54% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3675th and 62nd ($1580 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 50th 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	$13.9	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000