Budapest vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$707
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$185
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
82
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.61M

The cost of living in Budapest is 191% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4312th and 8802nd ($1377 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 636th and 5895th 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
$10.6
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$2311

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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

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947