Budapest vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$7625
🏠 One person rent
$540
$2019
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$3688
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$715
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$6398
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
1.71M
3.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 65% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4647th and 72nd ($1124 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 60th 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 months in Budapest compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 485th and 34th 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
$9.31
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$8.42
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$31623

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862