Beirut vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$598
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1697
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
74
92
😀 Quality of life
62
81
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.69M

The cost of living in Beirut is 8% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4463rd and 4163rd ($1353 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Hungary, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 5682nd and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Budapest

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Beirut Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$15168

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196