Budapest vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1167
🏠 One person rent
$707
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$231
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
82
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
26.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 181% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4312th and 8745th ($1377 vs $489) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.5 months in Delhi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 636th and 5934th 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
$10.6
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$226
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$8.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
9.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$2066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$68.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$1832

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328