Budapest vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$5040
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1032
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1994
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$3442
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	84
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.89M

The cost of living in Budapest is 41% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1809th ($1185 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7th in Germany, while ranked 551st and 42nd 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	$10.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$23771

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388