Budapest vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$2358
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	92	77
😀 Quality of life	80	84
🏙️ Population	1.69M	936K

The cost of living in Budapest is 42% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1770th ($1185 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 551st and 358th 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	$10.4	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$11066

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671