Budapest vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$750
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$199
😷 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 190% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8680th ($1469 vs $506) 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 680th and 5610th 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
$12.2
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$2645

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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

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066