Budapest vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$810
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$3219
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
81
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
566K

The cost of living in Budapest is 9% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 3675th and 4158th ($1580 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 592nd 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 646th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Dresden

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Budapest Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$15933

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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 Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551