Budapest vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$4971
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	88
😀 Quality of life	81	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	653K

The cost of living in Budapest is 43% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3675th and 456th ($1580 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 392nd 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 195th 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	$13.9	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$24040

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1226
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1203
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1195
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1139
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1156
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1117
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$928
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1124
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1031
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$974
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$1028
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1218
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1340
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1058
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$978
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1117
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1032
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1308
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$1034
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1067
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$967
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$893
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1590
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$848
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1076
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1189
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1255
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1160

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783