Budapest vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$4674
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1801
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$4112
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
81
91
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.43M

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3675th and 1833rd ($1580 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 156th 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
$13.9
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$19123

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093