Budapest vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$589	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4627
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	80	99
🏙️ Population	1.69M	8.8M

The cost of living in Budapest is 65% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4643rd and 37th ($1185 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Hungary vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in London. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 551st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs London

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	Budapest	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055