Budapest vs Incheon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Budapest Incheon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2600
🏠 One person rent
$750
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$756
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$2266
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3.05M

The cost of living in Budapest is 39% more expensive than in Incheon. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5250th ($1469 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Hungary and South Korea, respectively. Check Hungary vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 2.1 months in Incheon. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Incheon ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 680th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Budapest vs Incheon

Prices for goods and services in Budapest and Incheon are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Budapest Incheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$6391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$5217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$6.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$12514

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Incheon

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi Bucheon
$1167
19 km or 12 mi Gimpo
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Ansan
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Anyang
$988
27 km or 17 mi Goyang
$1092
28 km or 18 mi Gunpo
$1112
30 km or 19 mi Gwacheon
$1061
31 km or 19 mi Hwaseong
$1076
31 km or 19 mi Uiwang
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1363
38 km or 23 mi Suwon
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Siheung
$1292
43 km or 27 mi Seongnam
$1425
44 km or 27 mi Paju
$1049
46 km or 29 mi Guri
$1117
47 km or 29 mi Uijeongbu
$913
50 km or 31 mi Yangju
$937
51 km or 31 mi Hanam
$1162
51 km or 32 mi Osan
$1050
53 km or 33 mi Namyangju
$1120
54 km or 34 mi Gwangju
$1179
55 km or 34 mi Yongin
$1102
57 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1563
62 km or 38 mi Dongducheon
$1007
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$984
65 km or 40 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
68 km or 42 mi Pocheon
$1008
73 km or 45 mi Icheon
$1134
75 km or 47 mi Anseong
$1046
78 km or 48 mi Seosan
$986
86 km or 53 mi Cheonan
$1121
89 km or 56 mi Yeoju
$1053
104 km or 64 mi Haeju
$1568
106 km or 66 mi Chuncheon
$867
113 km or 70 mi Wonju
$1073
118 km or 74 mi Cheongju
$903
120 km or 74 mi Gongju
$1019
122 km or 76 mi Sejong
$986
126 km or 78 mi Boryeong
$1072