Budapest vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Budapest	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$1694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$3935
🏠 One person rent	$540	$1058
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$1856
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$1220
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	79	82
🏙️ Population	1.71M	546K

The cost of living in Budapest is 34% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4647th and 2695th ($1124 vs $1694) 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 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 485th and 372nd 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	$9.31	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$2252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3734	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2607	$3415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$93.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.7	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10141	$14616

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$915
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$824
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$968
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$858
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$860
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$873
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$857
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$806
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$706
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$801
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$675
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$852
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1238
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$829
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$769
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1125
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1476
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$767
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$755
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1041
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$888
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1073
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$695
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$719
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$901
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$777
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1269
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$737
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$767
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$835
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1149
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1040

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202