Budapest vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$810	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$843
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	96
😀 Quality of life	81	75
🏙️ Population	1.69M	11.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3675th and 4918th ($1580 vs $1126) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 646th and 1670th 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	$13.9	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$15990

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Cities near Budapest

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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720