Budapest vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$810	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$7152
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	1.69M	690K

The cost of living in Budapest is 53% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3675th and 74th ($1580 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 Washington. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Washington

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	Budapest	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088