Barcelona vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1832
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.69M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 35% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1659th and 3675th ($2129 vs $1580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 months in Budapest. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 174th and 646th 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
$17.3
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$17067

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Budapest

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