Budapest vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$589	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$1695
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	80	58
🏙️ Population	1.69M	4.43M

The cost of living in Budapest is 10% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5069th ($1185 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and South Africa, respectively. Check Hungary vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 551st and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Johannesburg

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	Budapest	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045