Budapest vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$589	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$3191
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	1.69M	608K

The cost of living in Budapest is 31% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4643rd and 2792nd ($1185 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and Sweden, respectively. Check Hungary vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 551st and 81st 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	$10.4	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$3801

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267