Budapest vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$4333
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	81	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	430K

The cost of living in Budapest is 35% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 3675th and 1017th ($1580 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 283rd 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	$13.9	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$26236

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618