Budapest vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4114
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.43M

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4777th and 1745th ($1109 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st 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 San Antonio. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 117th 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	$9.45	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133