Budapest vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$810
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$190
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
83
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.8M

The cost of living in Budapest is 227% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 3675th and 8753rd ($1580 vs $483) 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 1.2 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 646th and 5501st 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
$13.9
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$2716

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201