Brussels vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2918
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1010
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$1262
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	196K	1.69M

The cost of living in Brussels is 65% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1988th and 4643rd ($1958 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Hungary, respectively. Check Belgium vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 173rd and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Budapest

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	Brussels	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$11060

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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