Budapest vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5438
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1384
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$2466
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3915
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
1.71M
644K

The cost of living in Budapest is 53% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4647th and 872nd ($1124 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Denmark, respectively. Check Hungary vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 485th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Copenhagen

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Budapest Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$8.1
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$32.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$8976

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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 Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329