Budapest vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$5339
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1290
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$2248
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$4308
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
88
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
776K

The cost of living in Budapest is 30% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 3675th and 1384th ($1580 vs $2251) 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Frankfurt ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 646th and 48th 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
$13.9
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$21222

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778