Budapest vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$5530
🏠 One person rent
$553
$1484
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$2447
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$4749
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
79
88
🏙️ Population
1.69M
468K

The cost of living in Budapest is 54% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4777th and 972nd ($1109 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 618th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Raleigh

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Budapest Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$21914

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682