Belgrade vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2759
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$622
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$1090
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$980
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
71
79
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.69M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 5% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4605th and 4777th ($1160 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Hungary, respectively. Check Serbia vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 2157th and 618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Budapest

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Belgrade Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1311
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$785
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4299
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2617
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.97
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.41
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.09
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7674
$11151

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BelgradeBudapest

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1012
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$776
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$807
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$759
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$816
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$716
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$636
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$768
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$766
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$958
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$623
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$603
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$662
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$692
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$796
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$711
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$605
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$804
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$559
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$463
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1070
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$627
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$747
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$718
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$848
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1070
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$636
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$781
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$595
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1030
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$803
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$666
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$693
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$855
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$750

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039