Budapest vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$540
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$7332
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
1.71M
874K

The cost of living in Budapest is 70% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4647th and 12th ($1124 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 485th and 29th 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
$9.31
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$31490

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Cities near Budapest

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

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733