Barcelona vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1229
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.69M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 66% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2276th and 4777th ($1841 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Hungary, respectively. Check Spain vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 270th and 618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Budapest

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Barcelona Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$11151

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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