Budapest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$707
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$445
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.95M

The cost of living in Budapest is 57% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4312th and 6330th ($1377 vs $879) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 636th and 4632nd 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
$10.6
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$7835

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561