Budapest vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$3437
🏠 One person rent	$553	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1506
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$1669
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	40
😀 Quality of life	79	79
🏙️ Population	1.69M	284K

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 4777th and 3558th ($1109 vs $1468) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 618th and 615th 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	$9.45	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$12510

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1261
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1157
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1116
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
68 km or 42 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
70 km or 44 mi	Gorizia	$1223
72 km or 45 mi	Trieste	$1421
80 km or 50 mi	Rijeka	$1152
82 km or 51 mi	Villach	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Izola	$1263
91 km or 57 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Piran	$1247
99 km or 62 mi	Udine	$1307
102 km or 63 mi	Karlovac	$912
102 km or 64 mi	Maribor	$1082
114 km or 71 mi	Zagreb	$1253
126 km or 78 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
133 km or 83 mi	Graz	$1594
142 km or 88 mi	Pula	$941
143 km or 89 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
144 km or 89 mi	Pordenone	$1272
155 km or 96 mi	Leoben	$1263
158 km or 98 mi	San Dona di Piave	$1403
165 km or 103 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
173 km or 107 mi	Bihac	$556
178 km or 110 mi	Belluno	$1284
180 km or 112 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
181 km or 113 mi	Treviso	$1502
183 km or 113 mi	Venice	$1522
187 km or 116 mi	Mestre	$1450
196 km or 122 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
197 km or 122 mi	Mirano	$1375
199 km or 124 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Szombathely	$701
208 km or 130 mi	Prijedor	$659
210 km or 131 mi	Hallein	$1692
217 km or 135 mi	Padua	$1581
220 km or 137 mi	Sanski Most	$558
222 km or 138 mi	Zadar	$1122