Budapest vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$553
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$3522
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
88
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
488K

The cost of living in Budapest is 48% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4777th and 1491st ($1109 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 618th and 34th 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
$9.45
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$7.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$21911

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692