Budapest vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$589	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$2807
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	1.69M	616K

The cost of living in Budapest is 18% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 4643rd and 3925th ($1185 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 535th in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 551st and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Leipzig

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	Budapest	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$10026

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261