Budapest vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$5052
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	88
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	1.69M	653K

The cost of living in Budapest is 49% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4312th and 587th ($1377 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 516th 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 Portland. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 636th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Portland

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	Budapest	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$19200

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745