Budapest vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1142
🏠 One person rent
$810
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$282
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
81
62
🏙️ Population
1.69M
26.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 230% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 3675th and 8767th ($1580 vs $479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Hungary and India, respectively. Check Hungary vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.6 months in Delhi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 646th and 5583rd 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
$13.9
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$7.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$54.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$1844

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316