Bratislava vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$911
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$1832
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
67
92
😀 Quality of life
80
81
🏙️ Population
481K
1.69M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 0.6% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 3630th and 3675th ($1590 vs $1580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and Hungary, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 662nd and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Budapest

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Bratislava Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$17067

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1475
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1308
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2240
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1862
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$974
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1172
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1150
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$967
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1218
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1257
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1156
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$917
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1255
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$928
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1230
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$1063
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1628
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1430
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1265
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1124
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1252
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1201
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1148
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1065
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1126
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1195
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1340
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$973

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160