Budapest vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$6077
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1546
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2651
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4802
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	89
😀 Quality of life	80	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	653K

The cost of living in Budapest is 54% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4643rd and 662nd ($1185 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 590th 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 32nd in the United States, while ranked 551st and 141st 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	$10.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$189
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$16661

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489