Budapest vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$589	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	80	63
🏙️ Population	1.69M	11.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 17% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5616th ($1185 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Brazil, respectively. Check Hungary vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 551st and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Sao Paulo

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	Budapest	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$13135

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629