Budapest vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$4329
🏠 One person rent
$589
$953
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2988
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
545K

The cost of living in Budapest is 35% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 4643rd and 2395th ($1185 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 17th in Germany, while ranked 551st and 83rd 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
$10.4
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$5.05
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$918
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$5131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$31.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$15505

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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 Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1634
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1600
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1648
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1636
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1640
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1519
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1523
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1633
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1569
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1455
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1583
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1484
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1456
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1469
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1456
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1489
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1455
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1568
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1583
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1499
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1538
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1498
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1493
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1400
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1494
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1498
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1514
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1487