Budapest vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$707
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$5915
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
87
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.01M

The cost of living in Budapest is 65% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4312th and 6th ($1377 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 636th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs San Jose, United States

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Budapest San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$22302

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254