Budapest vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$3516
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	67
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	1.69M	633K

The cost of living in Budapest is 41% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4777th and 2179th ($1109 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 618th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Memphis

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	Budapest	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738