Budapest vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3083
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
88
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
1.71M
488K

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4647th and 1692nd ($1124 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Hungary and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Hungary vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 485th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Edinburgh

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Budapest Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$6.5
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$14724

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666