Budapest vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$5942
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$4436
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
689K

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4312th and 832nd ($1377 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 741st 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 636th and 218th 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
$10.6
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$30339

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2563
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2399
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2382
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2385
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1600
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1280
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2034
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508