Budapest vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$5746
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	97
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	1.69M	441K

The cost of living in Budapest is 62% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 4643rd and 91st ($1185 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd 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 Oakland. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 551st and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Oakland

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	Budapest	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288