Budapest vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2503
🏠 One person rent
$810
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$632
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
77
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.94M

The cost of living in Budapest is 53% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 3675th and 5300th ($1580 vs $1034) 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 1.2 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 646th and 3484th 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
$13.9
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$11057

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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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731