Budapest vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$540
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3220
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
1.71M
579K

The cost of living in Budapest is 26% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4647th and 3358th ($1124 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 485th and 32nd 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
$9.31
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$9133

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410