Budapest vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$810
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$493
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.42M

The cost of living in Budapest is 216% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 3675th and 8662nd ($1580 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Hungary and Ukraine, respectively. Check Hungary vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 646th and 5430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kharkiv

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Budapest Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$2841

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591