Budapest vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$6044
🏠 One person rent
$553
$1641
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$3059
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$4880
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
1.69M
385K

The cost of living in Budapest is 57% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4777th and 718th ($1109 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th 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 41st in the United States, while ranked 618th and 174th 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
$9.45
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$6.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$14045

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2402
11 km or 7 mi University
$2401
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$2123
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2605
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2618
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2436
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2079
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2328
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2373
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2104
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2467
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2458
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2280
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2811
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2038
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2194
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2316
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2732
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2516
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2366
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2269
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$2295
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2392
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1748
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2289
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2371
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2576
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2286
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2440
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2384
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2373
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1957
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2336
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2336
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2294
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2363
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2265