Budapest vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1149
$2566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2863
$5826
🏠 One person rent
$551
$1638
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$2813
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1188
$4683
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.61M

The cost of living in Budapest is 55% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4455th and 534th ($1149 vs $2566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 488th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Phoenix ranked 24th in the United States, while ranked 400th and 132nd 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
$9.68
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.6
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$6.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$5.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$2398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3878
$4640
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2659
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$63.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.21
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$146
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$985
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$20817

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$931
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$817
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1000
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$872
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$857
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$865
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$939
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$888
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$799
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$744
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1013
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$714
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$994
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$822
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$881
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$687
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$926
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1173
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$801
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$785
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1029
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1211
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$792
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$824
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1014
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$810
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$971
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$964
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$659
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$802
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$904
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$675
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$801
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1164
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1228
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$739
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$783
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$885
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1181
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1012

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2033
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$1956
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$1897
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2322
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2179
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2462
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2413
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2358
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2256
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2430
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2411
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2230
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2261
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2271
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2231
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2352
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2264
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2242
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2190
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2182
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2063
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2068
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2045
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2030
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2047
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2040
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2107
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2622
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2016
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1993
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$751
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1919
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$631
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1739
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1898
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$749
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2623
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$758
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2632