Budapest vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Budapest	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$7133
🏠 One person rent	$540	$2069
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$3842
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$4346
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	1.71M	442K

The cost of living in Budapest is 63% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4647th and 101st ($1124 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Miami ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 485th and 114th 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	$9.31	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3734	$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2607	$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.7	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10141	$28464

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$915
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$824
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$968
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$858
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$860
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$873
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$857
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$806
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$706
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$801
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$675
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$852
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1238
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$829
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$769
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1125
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1476
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$767
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$755
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1041
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$888
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1073
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$695
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$719
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$901
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$777
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1269
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$737
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$767
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$835
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1149
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1040

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783