Budapest vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$750	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$4156
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	81	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	442K

The cost of living in Budapest is 55% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4163rd and 95th ($1469 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Miami ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 680th and 210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Miami

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	Budapest	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$21676

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050