Budapest vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$707
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$140
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
83
😀 Quality of life
82
58
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 236% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 4312th and 8955th ($1377 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Hungary and Egypt, respectively. Check Hungary vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 636th and 6081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Giza

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Budapest Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$2777

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021