Budapest vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$1351
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	80	82
🏙️ Population	1.69M	546K

The cost of living in Budapest is 32% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4643rd and 2758th ($1185 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Portugal, respectively. Check Hungary vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 551st and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Lisbon

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	Budapest	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$16143

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162