Budapest vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$750	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$794
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	96
😀 Quality of life	81	74
🏙️ Population	1.69M	11.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 32% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5003rd ($1469 vs $1115) 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 680th and 2408th 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	$12.2	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$16798

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719