Budapest vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$553
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$4432
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.61M

The cost of living in Budapest is 54% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4777th and 955th ($1109 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 618th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Phoenix

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Budapest Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$12281

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2524
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724