Berlin vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1218
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1503
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	96	82
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.69M

The cost of living in Berlin is 61% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1418th and 4312th ($2222 vs $1377) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 35th and 636th 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	$16.6	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$13171

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162