Budapest vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$3700
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	87
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	1.69M	776K

The cost of living in Budapest is 44% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4777th and 1863rd ($1109 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 618th and 47th 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	$9.45	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$14496

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595