Brisbane vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1697
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
98
81
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.69M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 54% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1349th and 4163rd ($2269 vs $1469) 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 1.2 months in Budapest. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 3rd and 680th 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
$15.5
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$15168

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196