Budapest vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$2589
🏠 One person rent
$553
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$862
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$415
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
37
😀 Quality of life
79
45
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.15M

The cost of living in Budapest is 12% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4777th and 5540th ($1109 vs $992) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 618th and 6578th 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
$9.45
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$6241

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795