Budapest vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$810
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$3784
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
81
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
675K

The cost of living in Budapest is 16% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 3675th and 2470th ($1580 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Sweden, respectively. Check Hungary vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 646th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Gothenburg

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Budapest Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$4650

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423