Budapest vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$589	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4410
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	442K

The cost of living in Budapest is 62% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4643rd and 103rd ($1185 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.4 months in Miami. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 551st and 109th 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	$10.4	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$25328

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860