Budapest vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$589
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$740
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.21M

The cost of living in Budapest is 0.4% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4630th ($1185 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Hungary and Mexico, respectively. Check Hungary vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 551st and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Mexico City

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Budapest Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$8550

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709