Budapest vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$540
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$6298
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
1.71M
8.8M

The cost of living in Budapest is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4647th and 6th ($1124 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 485th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs New York City

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Budapest New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$8.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$17859

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028