Budapest vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$3514
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
81
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
626K

The cost of living in Budapest is 31% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1712th ($1469 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 680th and 42nd 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
$12.2
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$20961

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430