Berlin vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$2918
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1010
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$1262
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	3.76M	1.69M

The cost of living in Berlin is 78% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4643rd ($2104 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Hungary, respectively. Check Germany vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 23rd and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Budapest

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	Berlin	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$11060

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090