Budapest vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$4848
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1146
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$3562
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	80	96
🏙️ Population	1.69M	626K

The cost of living in Budapest is 41% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1833rd ($1185 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 551st and 19th 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	$10.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$12979

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364