Budapest vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$6392
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	80
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	1.69M	737K

The cost of living in Budapest is 59% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4643rd and 206th ($1185 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 551st and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Seattle

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	Budapest	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263