Budapest vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$2176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3292
$5191
🏠 One person rent
$690
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$1166
$1905
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1461
$3716
😷 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 38% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4383rd and 1523rd ($1358 vs $2176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hamburg City ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 623rd and 36th 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
$10.9
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$3.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$709
$1261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$2250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$1510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.01%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4830
$9433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$6431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$9.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.08
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.52
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.8
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12380
$27206

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1066
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$927
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$988
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1030
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$935
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$938
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$878
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$814
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$988
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1181
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$880
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1158
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$943
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$768
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$935
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1060
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$863
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$872
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1232
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1388
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$959
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$893
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1222
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$903
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1011
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1345
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$897
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$960
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1039
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$792
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1390
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1485
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$828
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$922
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$981
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1278
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1183

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1686
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1683
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1669
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1672
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1577
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1673
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1573
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1688
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1665
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1678
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1569
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1707
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1551
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1655
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1757
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1661
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1717
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1598
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1604
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1640
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1619
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1532
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1727
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1608
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1631
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1597
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1605
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1534
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1646
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1840
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1343
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1742
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1511
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1580
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1645
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1607
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1629
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1444