Budapest vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$3947
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	1.69M	577K

The cost of living in Budapest is 43% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1688th ($1185 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 551st and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Milwaukee

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	Budapest	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$24309

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392