Budapest vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$707	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$4549
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	82	94
🏙️ Population	1.69M	3.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 59% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4312th and 65th ($1377 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 636th and 74th 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	$10.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$26874

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927