Budapest vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$3748
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	84
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.91M

The cost of living in Budapest is 28% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 3675th and 1511th ($1580 vs $2189) 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 646th and 38th 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	$13.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$19886

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457