Brisbane vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.69M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 110% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 781st and 4643rd ($2491 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Hungary, respectively. Check Australia vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 15th and 551st 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
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$11060

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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