Budapest vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$750	$167
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$331
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	65
😀 Quality of life	81	64
🏙️ Population	1.69M	9.31M

The cost of living in Budapest is 218% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8848th ($1469 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Hungary and India, respectively. Check Hungary vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hyderabad, India ranked 9th in India, while ranked 680th and 5452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Hyderabad, India

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	Budapest	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$4.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$3.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$2573

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296