Budapest vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$750
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$643
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
77
😀 Quality of life
81
70
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.94M

The cost of living in Budapest is 37% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5141st ($1469 vs $1075) 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 680th and 4052nd 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
$12.2
$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$9668

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755