Budapest vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$810
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$223
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
38
😀 Quality of life
81
48
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.15M

The cost of living in Budapest is 56% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 3675th and 5463rd ($1580 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Hungary vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 646th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Harare

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Budapest Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$8948

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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 Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875