Budapest vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3866
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.43M

The cost of living in Budapest is 49% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4647th and 1242nd ($1124 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 485th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs San Antonio

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Budapest San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$19044

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108