Barcelona vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1262
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.69M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 59% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2198th and 4643rd ($1887 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Spain and Hungary, respectively. Check Spain vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 238th and 551st 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
$16.1
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$11060

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090