Budapest vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$5035
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	69
😀 Quality of life	80	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	385K

The cost of living in Budapest is 55% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4643rd and 497th ($1185 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 439th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 551st and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tampa

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	Budapest	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$14056

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369