Budapest vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$3450
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	79	85
🏙️ Population	1.69M	413K

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4777th and 2250th ($1109 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1871st 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 Tulsa. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tulsa

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	Budapest	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$25283

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Budapest

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

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205