Budapest vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3145
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
1.71M
626K

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4647th and 2103rd ($1124 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 99th in Hungary and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Hungary vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 485th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Glasgow

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Budapest Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251