Budapest vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$1643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$3959
🏠 One person rent
$502
$881
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$1574
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$2585
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
80
96
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.07M

The cost of living in Budapest is 35% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4589th and 2459th ($1070 vs $1643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Cologne. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 402nd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Cologne

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Budapest Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.95
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$1205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
2.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$6134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$9.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$7.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$733
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$12429

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632