Budapest vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3340
🏠 One person rent
$540
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$62.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1694
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
1.71M
284K

The cost of living in Budapest is 22% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 4647th and 3657th ($1124 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Slovenia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 485th and 516th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Ljubljana

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Budapest Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1074
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$5102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$82.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$11214

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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 Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1274
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1197
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1081
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1279
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1102
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1581
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1301
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1271
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1284
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$997
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1133
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1242
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1658
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1008
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$929
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1252
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1393
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1381
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$558
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1424
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$913
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1345
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1438
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1410
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1396
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$747
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$517
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1688
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1593
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$503
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1219