Budapest vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$707	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$4255
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	84
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	1.69M	442K

The cost of living in Budapest is 57% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4312th and 118th ($1377 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th 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 33rd in the United States, while ranked 636th and 119th 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	$10.6	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$25246

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101