Budapest vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$707	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$1525
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$2914
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	1.69M	548K

The cost of living in Budapest is 25% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 4312th and 2626th ($1377 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th 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 1.6 months in Hanover. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 636th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Hanover

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	Budapest	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$932
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$4748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$3144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$29738

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565