Budapest vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Budapest	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$4545
🏠 One person rent	$540	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$3962
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	79	81
🏙️ Population	1.71M	398K

The cost of living in Budapest is 37% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4647th and 2417th ($1124 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st 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 months in Budapest compared to 2.2 months in Wichita. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Wichita ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 485th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Wichita

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	Budapest	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$741
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3734	$1561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2607	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$4.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.7	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$913
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10141	$15991

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$915
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$824
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$968
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$858
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$860
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$873
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$857
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$806
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$706
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$801
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$675
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$852
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1238
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$829
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$769
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1125
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1476
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$767
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$755
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1041
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$888
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1073
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$695
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$719
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$901
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$777
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1269
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$737
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$767
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$835
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1149
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1040

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1820
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1703
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1728
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1575
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1784
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1827
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1854
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1741
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1787
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1777
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1708
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1695
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1765
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1499
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1604
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1777
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1456
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1778
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$1996
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1880
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1943
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1956
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1944
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2157
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1836
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2049
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1916
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2186
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2154
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2242
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2171
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2144
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$2147
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2187