Budapest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3292
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$690
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$1166
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1461
$622
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.95M

The cost of living in Budapest is 58% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4383rd and 6412th ($1358 vs $861) 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 1.1 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 623rd and 4168th 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
$10.9
$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$709
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$934
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.01%
19.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4830
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$1277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.08
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.52
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.9
$71
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12380
$7774

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1066
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$927
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$988
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1030
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$935
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$938
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$878
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$814
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$988
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1181
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$880
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1158
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$943
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$768
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$935
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1060
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$863
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$872
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1232
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1388
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$959
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$893
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1222
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$903
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1011
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1345
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$897
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$960
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1039
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$792
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1390
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1485
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$828
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$922
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$981
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1278
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1183

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$439
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$531
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$571
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$497
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$589
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$465
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$539
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$435
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$512
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$880
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$512
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$494
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$444
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$498
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$797
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$436
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$895
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$432
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$645
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$850
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$541
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$500
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$771
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$957
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$561
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$685
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$683
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$539
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$542
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$849
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1183
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$660
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$952
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$754
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$523
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$738
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$801
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$613