Budapest vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$4510
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	78
😀 Quality of life	81	89
🏙️ Population	1.69M	689K

The cost of living in Budapest is 36% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 3675th and 982nd ($1580 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 843rd 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 Nashville. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Nashville

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	Budapest	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595