Budapest vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$4099
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.91M

The cost of living in Budapest is 33% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1513th ($1469 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 680th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Hamburg City

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Budapest Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$23203

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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 Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492