Budapest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$540
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$520
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
79
65
🏙️ Population
1.71M
2.95M

The cost of living in Budapest is 48% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4647th and 6536th ($1124 vs $760) 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 485th and 4566th 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
$9.31
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$7179

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528