Budapest vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2332
🏠 One person rent
$540
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$195
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
54
😀 Quality of life
79
41
🏙️ Population
1.71M
2.25M

The cost of living in Budapest is 15% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 4647th and 5499th ($1124 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Venezuela, respectively. Check Hungary vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 485th and 7028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Caracas

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Budapest Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$14.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
28.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$81.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$3515

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Caracas

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692