Budapest vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$4930
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$3074
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	1.69M	626K

The cost of living in Budapest is 33% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4312th and 1833rd ($1377 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 636th and 52nd 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	$10.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$18105

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429