Budapest vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$2440
🏠 One person rent
$553
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$498
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
79
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.94M

The cost of living in Budapest is 14% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4777th and 5647th ($1109 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Peru, respectively. Check Hungary vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 618th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Lima

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Budapest Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$7764

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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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$790
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$727
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$685
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$562
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$614
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$622
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$656
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$561
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$598
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$504
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$591
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$714
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$489
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$549
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$626
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$562
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$549
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$598
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$580
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$548
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$588
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$547
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$565
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$520
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$505
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$518
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$600
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$513
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$505
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$694
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$748
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$463
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$569
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$735
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$758
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$673
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$688
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$697