Budapest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$750
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$440
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.95M

The cost of living in Budapest is 67% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6441st ($1469 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 680th and 5524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kyiv

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Budapest Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$9101

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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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628