Budapest vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Budapest	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$3634
🏠 One person rent	$540	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$2921
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	79	92
🏙️ Population	1.71M	608K

The cost of living in Budapest is 34% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4647th and 2703rd ($1124 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Hungary and Sweden, respectively. Check Hungary vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 485th and 84th 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	$9.31	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3734	$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2607	$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10141	$3122

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261