Budapest vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$4315
🏠 One person rent
$810
$978
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$3547
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
81
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
398K

The cost of living in Budapest is 13% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 3675th and 2761st ($1580 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1934th 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 months in Wichita. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 610th 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
$13.9
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$15897

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1859
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1296
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1449
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1597
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1357
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1809
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1908
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1833
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1830
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1790
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1836
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1574
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1902
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1853
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1901
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1505
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1702
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1904
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1902
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1832
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1917
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1646
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2173
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1871
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1931
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1942
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1952
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1924
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2327
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1824
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2008
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1885
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2372
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2307
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2499
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2349
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2085
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1846
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2357