Budapest vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$553
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$179
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
79
46
🏙️ Population
1.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 170% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4777th and 8934th ($1109 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Pakistan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 618th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Lahore

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Budapest Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$1172

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346