Barcelona vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.71M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 58% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4647th ($1773 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 months in Budapest. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 193rd and 485th 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
$15.3
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$10141

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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