Budapest vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$883
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$2148
🏠 One person rent	$707	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$2547
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	92	63
😀 Quality of life	82	89
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.2M

The cost of living in Budapest is 56% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 4312th and 6313th ($1377 vs $883) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 874th in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Hiroshima

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	Budapest	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$5.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$79.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$1883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$1565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$3590

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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 Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956