Budapest vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$750
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$3475
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
587K

The cost of living in Budapest is 6% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4163rd and 3860th ($1469 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 Essen. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 680th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Essen

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Budapest Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$10028

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587