Budapest vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$589
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$152
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
83
😀 Quality of life
80
57
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.61M

The cost of living in Budapest is 180% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8926th ($1185 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Egypt, respectively. Check Hungary vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 551st and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Cairo

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Budapest Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$1916

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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

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741