Budapest vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$810	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$381
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	57
😀 Quality of life	81	63
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.42M

The cost of living in Budapest is 78% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3675th and 6337th ($1580 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Hungary and Brazil, respectively. Check Hungary vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 646th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Salvador

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	Budapest	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751