Budapest vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1252
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2291
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$3968
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	384K

The cost of living in Budapest is 46% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1420th ($1185 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1234th 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 New Orleans. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 551st and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs New Orleans

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	Budapest	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$10192

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985