Belgrade vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2936
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$607
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1179
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.71M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 4% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4511th and 4647th ($1172 vs $1124) 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 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 1 months in Budapest. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 2979th and 485th 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
$9.47
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2463
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7519
$10141

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$967
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$585
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$733
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$681
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$807
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$673
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$645
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$737
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$767
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$849
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$678
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$604
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$704
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$719
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$742
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$702
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$661
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$663
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$545
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$664
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$722
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$755
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$702
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$835
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1028
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$648
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$706
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$691
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1004
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$742
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$675
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$672
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$806
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$777

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