Budapest vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$707
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$592
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
79
😀 Quality of life
82
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.94M

The cost of living in Budapest is 32% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4312th and 5274th ($1377 vs $1040) 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 0.6 months in Lima. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 636th and 3631st 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
$10.6
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$8454

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745