Budapest vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Budapest | Crete | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Budapest is 3% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4777th and 4640th ($1109 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Hungary and Greece, respectively. Check Hungary vs Greece comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 618th and 5717th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Budapest
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.2 km or 5.1 mi |  Budafok-Teteny | |
| 16 km or 9.8 mi | Erd | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Dunakeszi | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Szigetszentmiklos | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Godollo | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Vac | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Tatabanya | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Szekesfehervar | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Dunaujvaros | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Cegled | |
| 74 km or 46 mi |  Komarno | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Kecskemet | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Nove Zamky | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Salgotarjan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Levice | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Szolnok | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Veszprem | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Lucenec | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Gyor | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Eger | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Nitra | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Zvolen | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | Ozd | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Szekszard | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Banska Bystrica | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Mosonmagyarovar | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Prievidza | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Trnava | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Miskolc | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Baja | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Piestany | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Hodmezovasarhely | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Kaposvar | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Petrzalka | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Bratislava | |
| 163 km or 101 mi |  Subotica | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Szeged | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Pecs | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Trencin | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Martin |
Cities near Crete
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Heraklion | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Rethymno | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Chania | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Santorini | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Mykonos | |
| 298 km or 185 mi |  Bodrum | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Voula | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Glyfada | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Argyroupoli | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Palaio Faliro | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Nea Smyrni | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Kallithea | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Piraeus | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Kalamata | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Athens | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Nikaia | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Salamina | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nea Ionia | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Peristeri | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nea Filadelfeia | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Kifissia | |
| 324 km or 202 mi | Rhodes | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Eleusis | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Aspropyrgos | |
| 332 km or 207 mi | Tripoli | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Corinth | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Marmaris | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Derna | |
| 353 km or 220 mi | Kusadasi | |
| 358 km or 223 mi | Chios | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Chalcis | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Tobruk | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Mugla | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Aydin | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Izmir | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Tire | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Fethiye | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Nazilli | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Patras | |
| 432 km or 269 mi | Manisa |