Budapest vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$1510
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	82	84
🏙️ Population	1.69M	546K

The cost of living in Budapest is 27% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4312th and 2357th ($1377 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 636th and 479th 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	$10.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231