Budapest vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$3995
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	68
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	504K

The cost of living in Budapest is 36% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1283rd ($1469 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1085th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 680th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Mesa

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	Budapest	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$15548

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004