Budapest vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$707
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.21M

The cost of living in Budapest is 3% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4312th and 4418th ($1377 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 636th and 3317th 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
$10.6
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$11015

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030