Budapest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$810
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$446
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
81
64
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.95M

The cost of living in Budapest is 85% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 3675th and 6533rd ($1580 vs $853) 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 646th and 5360th 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
$13.9
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$10572

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676