Budapest vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3920
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
87
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
1.71M
759K

The cost of living in Budapest is 41% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4647th and 2040th ($1124 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 Frankfurt. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 485th and 38th 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
$9.31
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$14318

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574