Budapest vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$2230
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$5257
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1250
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$2174
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$4800
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
88
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
776K

The cost of living in Budapest is 34% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1425th ($1469 vs $2230) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Frankfurt. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 680th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Frankfurt

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Budapest Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$2308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$8454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$4665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$9.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$90.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$18543

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801