Budapest vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$589
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$3703
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
88
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
488K

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1263rd ($1185 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 551st and 40th 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
$10.4
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$23136

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767