Budapest vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$750
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1028
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.21M

The cost of living in Budapest is 3% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4274th ($1469 vs $1428) 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 1.2 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 680th and 3354th 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
$12.2
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$11420

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023