Barcelona vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1503
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.69M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 52% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1764th and 4312th ($2087 vs $1377) 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 229th and 636th 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
$17
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$13171

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162