Budapest vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$4542
😷 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 41% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3675th and 605th ($1580 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 347th 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	$13.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848