Bratislava vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2998
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$697
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
476K
1.71M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 13% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4266th and 4647th ($1269 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 months in Budapest. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 487th and 485th 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
$9.65
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5290
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$596
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$10141

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1197
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1073
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$1854
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1621
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$829
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$765
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$946
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$901
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1125
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$988
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$747
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1149
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$995
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$857
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1158
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1033
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1005
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$852
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$888
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1089
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1084
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1085
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$916
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1011
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$873
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1476
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$824

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040