Budapest vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$3964
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	33
😀 Quality of life	81	84
🏙️ Population	1.69M	543K

The cost of living in Budapest is 18% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3675th and 2237th ($1580 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1697th 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 646th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tucson

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	Budapest	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$15759

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1226
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1203
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1195
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1139
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1156
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1117
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$928
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1124
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1031
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$974
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$1028
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1218
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1340
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1058
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$978
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1117
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1032
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1308
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$1034
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1067
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$967
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$893
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1590
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$848
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1076
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1189
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1255
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1160

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212