Budapest vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Budapest | San Francisco | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Budapest is 67% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4312th and 5th ($1377 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 636th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Budapest vs San Francisco
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| Budapest | San Francisco | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Budapest
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.2 km or 5.1 mi |  Budafok-Teteny | |
| 16 km or 9.8 mi | Erd | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Dunakeszi | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Szigetszentmiklos | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Godollo | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Vac | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Tatabanya | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Szekesfehervar | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Dunaujvaros | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Cegled | |
| 74 km or 46 mi |  Komarno | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Kecskemet | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Nove Zamky | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Salgotarjan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Levice | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Szolnok | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Veszprem | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Lucenec | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Gyor | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Eger | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Nitra | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Zvolen | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | Ozd | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Szekszard | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Banska Bystrica | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Mosonmagyarovar | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Prievidza | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Trnava | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Miskolc | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Baja | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Piestany | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Hodmezovasarhely | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Kaposvar | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Petrzalka | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Bratislava | |
| 163 km or 101 mi |  Subotica | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Szeged | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Pecs | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Trencin | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Martin |
Cities near San Francisco
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  Daly | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | South San Francisco | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Alameda | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | Oakland | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Albany | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Berkeley | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | San Bruno | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | El Cerrito | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Pacifica | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Richmond | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Millbrae | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | San Pablo | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Burlingame | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | San Leandro | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | San Rafael | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | San Mateo | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | San Lorenzo | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Foster | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Lafayette | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Hercules | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Belmont | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hayward | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Castro Valley | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | San Carlos | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Walnut Creek | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Redwood | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Martinez | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Danville | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Pleasant Hill | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Union | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | San Ramon | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Vallejo | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Novato | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Benicia | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Concord | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Menlo Park | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | East Palo Alto | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Newark | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Dublin | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Palo Alto |