Budapest vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4154
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	67
😀 Quality of life	79	73
🏙️ Population	1.69M	504K

The cost of living in Budapest is 54% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4777th and 933rd ($1109 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 854th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 618th and 1561st 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	$9.45	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$12523

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913