Budapest vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$553
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$5544
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.8M

The cost of living in Budapest is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4777th and 3rd ($1109 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 618th and 22nd 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
$9.45
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$21465

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111