Budapest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$502
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
80
64
🏙️ Population
1.71M
2.96M

The cost of living in Budapest is 52% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4589th and 6634th ($1070 vs $706) 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 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 402nd and 4575th 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
$7.95
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$4.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$1087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$9.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$4.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$5721

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$431
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$372
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$372
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$523
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$478
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$389
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$451
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$411
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$411
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$367
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$473
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$370
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$405
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$519
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$452
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$436
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$415
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$451
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$390
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$488
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$559
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$640
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$389
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$364
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$468
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$458
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$452
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$669
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$452
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$504
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$656
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$523
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$414
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$739
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$592
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$484