Budapest vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$3917
🏠 One person rent	$810	$833
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$1423
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$2965
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	620K

The cost of living in Budapest is 5% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 3675th and 3360th ($1580 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 275th in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 646th and 106th 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	$13.9	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$13142

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438