Budapest vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Budapest	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1358	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3292	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$690	$1531
🏘️ Family rent	$1166	$2730
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$725
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1461	$4772
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	81	98
🏙️ Population	1.69M	667K

The cost of living in Budapest is 49% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4383rd and 560th ($1358 vs $2683) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 623rd and 6th 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	$10.9	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$15.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$6.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$4.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$709	$1718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$1271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1283	$3122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$2336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$42
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.01%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4830	$9338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3147	$6452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$30.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$5.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.98	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.52	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$20.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.8	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$38.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.9	$124
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12380	$16458

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1066
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$927
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$988
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1030
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$935
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$938
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$878
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$814
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$988
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1181
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$880
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1158
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$943
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$768
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$935
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1060
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$863
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$872
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1232
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1388
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$893
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1222
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$903
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1011
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1345
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$897
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$960
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1039
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1390
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1485
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$828
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$922
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$981
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1278
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1183

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2653
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2410
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2198
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1417
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2139
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2211
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1594
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1999
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1476
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1563
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1480
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2084
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1455
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1381
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1363
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1975
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1803
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1500
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2137
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1591
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1429
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1791
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1694
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1689
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1605
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1853
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1455
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1567
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1650
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1900
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1421
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1595
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1500
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1686
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1727