Budapest vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$553	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$3944
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	442K

The cost of living in Budapest is 64% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4777th and 119th ($1109 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 140th 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	$9.45	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$23889

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882