Budapest vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$707
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$3571
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
82
96
🏙️ Population
1.69M
587K

The cost of living in Budapest is 9% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4312th and 3903rd ($1377 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 636th and 24th 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
$10.6
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575