Budapest vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$4529
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	81	87
🏙️ Population	1.69M	525K

The cost of living in Budapest is 48% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4163rd and 346th ($1469 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 680th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Sacramento

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	Budapest	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$23546

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859