Budapest vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$553	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	79	65
🏙️ Population	1.69M	11.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 14% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4777th and 5654th ($1109 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 618th and 4281st 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	$9.45	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$14254

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611