Budapest vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3769
🏠 One person rent
$810
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1171
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$516
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$3356
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
81
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
595K

The cost of living in Budapest is 7% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 3675th and 4048th ($1580 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 555th in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 2.3 months in Dortmund. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dortmund ranked 58th in Germany, while ranked 646th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Dortmund

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Budapest Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$68.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$5.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1142
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$3134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$28831

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598