Budapest vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$750
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$101
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
24
😀 Quality of life
81
27
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.02M

The cost of living in Budapest is 174% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8497th ($1469 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Liberia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 680th and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Monrovia

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Budapest Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$3619

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Monrovia

Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$503
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$1257
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$1257
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$502
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$501
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$1004
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$999
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$502
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$1323
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$993
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$1016
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1058
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$1001
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$1079
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$990
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$1092
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$1124
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$1097
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$507
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$1063
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$1066
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1198
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$583
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$852
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$515
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$1075
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$878
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$508
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1127
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$507
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$508
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$508
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$605
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$664
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$537