Budapest vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5929
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1681
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$2827
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$4846
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
79
88
🏙️ Population
1.71M
385K

The cost of living in Budapest is 57% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4647th and 545th ($1124 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 485th and 180th 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
$9.31
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$3244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$2357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$2397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$6.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$2.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$26113

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2426
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2417
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2396
11 km or 7 mi University
$2398
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$1770
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2485
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2611
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2463
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2312
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2298
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2362
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2127
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2420
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2243
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2722
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2053
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2144
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2266
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2523
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2437
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2348
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2231
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$1860
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2390
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1847
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2073
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2380
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2634
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2268
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2475
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2425
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2409
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1917
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2373
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2342
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2343
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2515
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2357