Budapest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$589
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$529
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
80
64
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.95M

The cost of living in Budapest is 49% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6450th ($1185 vs $795) 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 551st and 4556th 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
$10.4
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$7166

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563