Budapest vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Budapest	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$540	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$2169
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	79	82
🏙️ Population	1.71M	342K

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4647th and 1165th ($1124 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1048th 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 1 months in San Juan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs San Juan ranked 86th in the United States, while ranked 485th and 365th 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	$9.31	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$1751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$2849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$1864
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3734	$3370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2607	$2401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.7	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10141	$10957

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1816
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1452
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1429
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1213
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1496
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1644
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1341
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1172
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1445
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1512
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1498
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1676
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1500
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1726
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1203
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1578
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1006
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1617
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1503
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1523
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1561
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1251
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1194
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1571
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1282
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$779
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1572
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1543
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1273
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1522
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185