Budapest vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$810
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1122
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
81
73
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.21M

The cost of living in Budapest is 7% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3675th and 4074th ($1580 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Mexico, respectively. Check Hungary vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 646th and 2482nd 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
$13.9
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$13182

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005