Budapest vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$3719
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.69M
633K

The cost of living in Budapest is 18% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 3675th and 2305th ($1580 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 311th 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
$13.9
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809