Bern vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
80
92
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
135K
1.69M

The cost of living in Bern is 112% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 743rd and 4643rd ($2512 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Hungary, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 33rd and 551st 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
$25
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$11060

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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