Budapest vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2475
🏠 One person rent
$707
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$230
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
37
😀 Quality of life
82
49
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.15M

The cost of living in Budapest is 35% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4312th and 5412th ($1377 vs $1021) 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 0.2 months in Harare. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 636th and 6721st 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
$10.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$8872

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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 Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830