Bern vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
80
92
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
135K
1.69M

The cost of living in Bern is 115% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 987th and 4777th ($2381 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Hungary, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 36th and 618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Budapest

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Bern Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$11151

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

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