Budapest vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1190
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$2799
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
52
😀 Quality of life
81
85
🏙️ Population
1.69M
342K

The cost of living in Budapest is 22% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 3675th and 1924th ($1580 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1512th 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 1.4 months in San Juan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs San Juan ranked 146th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs San Juan

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Budapest San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$5774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$6.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$4.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$12973

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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

Cities near San Juan

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Catano
$1949
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Guaynabo
$1638
11 km or 6.8 mi Trujillo Alto
$1504
11 km or 7.1 mi Bayamon
$1787
13 km or 7.8 mi Carolina
$1446
19 km or 12 mi Canovanas
$1789
20 km or 13 mi Toa Alta
$1776
21 km or 13 mi Dorado
$1889
24 km or 15 mi Gurabo
$1275
24 km or 15 mi Caguas
$1370
25 km or 16 mi Naranjito
$1668
26 km or 16 mi Rio Grande
$1743
28 km or 18 mi Vega Alta
$1575
29 km or 18 mi Corozal
$1792
32 km or 20 mi Cidra
$1827
34 km or 21 mi Vega Baja
$1652
36 km or 23 mi Las Piedras
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Cayey
$1851
42 km or 26 mi Humacao
$1297
42 km or 26 mi Orocovis
$1790
43 km or 27 mi Naguabo
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Manati
$1686
46 km or 28 mi Fajardo
$1588
49 km or 30 mi Yabucoa
$1732
51 km or 32 mi Guayama
$1673
51 km or 32 mi Coamo
$1513
65 km or 40 mi Santa Isabel
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Arecibo
$1443
70 km or 43 mi Utuado
$1779
77 km or 48 mi Ponce
$1447
80 km or 50 mi Hatillo
$1737
92 km or 57 mi Quebradillas
$1611
95 km or 59 mi Yauco
$1761
98 km or 61 mi San Sebastian
$1654
103 km or 64 mi Sabana Grande
$1725
106 km or 66 mi Isabela
$1497
111 km or 69 mi San German
$1714
115 km or 71 mi Aguadilla
$1208
117 km or 72 mi Mayaguez
$1525
118 km or 74 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2120