Budapest vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$3958
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
81
88
🏙️ Population
1.69M
246K

The cost of living in Budapest is 20% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4163rd and 2713th ($1469 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 680th and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Louisville

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Budapest Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$16074

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011