Budapest vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4424
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	83
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	430K

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1228th ($1185 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 551st and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Minneapolis

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	Budapest	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640