Budapest vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$3017
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	92	78
😀 Quality of life	82	87
🏙️ Population	1.69M	936K

The cost of living in Budapest is 44% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4312th and 950th ($1377 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Israel, respectively. Check Hungary vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 636th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Jerusalem

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	Budapest	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850