Budapest vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$4360
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	68
😀 Quality of life	82	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	385K

The cost of living in Budapest is 48% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4312th and 658th ($1377 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 582nd 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 636th and 202nd 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	$10.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$14367

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294