Budapest vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$3216
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$7364
🏠 One person rent	$810	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$3669
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$4242
😷 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 51% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 3675th and 117th ($1580 vs $3216) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 87th 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 43rd in the United States, while ranked 646th and 169th 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	$13.9	$26.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$2394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$4404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$3208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$6964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$3607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$9.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$17.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1797
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$18611

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1226
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1203
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1195
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1139
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1156
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1117
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$928
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1124
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1031
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$974
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$1028
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1218
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1340
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1058
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$978
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1117
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1032
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1308
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$1034
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1067
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$967
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$893
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1590
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$848
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1076
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1189
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1255
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1160

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114