Budapest vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$589
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1008
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
80
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
26.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 135% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8647th ($1185 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Hungary and India, respectively. Check Hungary vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2 months in Delhi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 551st and 4744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Delhi

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Budapest Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$1972

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360