Berlin vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
3.68M
1.71M

The cost of living in Berlin is 79% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1759th and 4647th ($2013 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Hungary, respectively. Check Germany vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1 months in Budapest. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 19th and 485th 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
$12.4
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$10141

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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