Brisbane vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1503
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
98
82
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.69M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 50% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1813th and 4312th ($2065 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Hungary, respectively. Check Australia vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 9th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Budapest

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Brisbane Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$13171

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162