Bratislava vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Bratislava Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2728
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$611
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1014
$875
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1301
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
80
80
🏙️ Population
476K
1.71M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 5% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4375th and 4589th ($1120 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Slovakia and Hungary, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1 months in Budapest. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 359th and 402nd 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
$7.88
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$605
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1056
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$89.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.89%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$3777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3681
$2497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$5.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.22
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.1
$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16141
$9861

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$945
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$968
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$1631
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1412
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1357
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$729
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$713
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1680
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1021
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$838
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1384
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1032
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1016
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$933
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$940
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$979
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$748
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1162
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$892
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1403
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$924
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$701
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1407
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1153
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1095
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1019
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$726
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$918
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$839
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$716
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$897
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1469
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$946
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$753
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1203
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1103
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$737

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939