Budapest vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$810
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1169
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
92
32
😀 Quality of life
81
64
🏙️ Population
1.69M
623K

The cost of living in Budapest is 19% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 3675th and 4482nd ($1580 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Hungary and Greece, respectively. Check Hungary vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 646th and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Crete

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Budapest Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$5.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$5223

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743