Budapest vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$750
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
81
49
🏙️ Population
1.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 240% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8919th ($1469 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Pakistan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 680th and 6762nd 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
$12.2
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$1393

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323