Budapest vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Budapest	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1358	$3658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3292	$8470
🏠 One person rent	$690	$2468
🏘️ Family rent	$1166	$4360
🍽️ Food expenses	$404	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1461	$4081
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	81	99
🏙️ Population	1.69M	8.8M

The cost of living in Budapest is 63% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4383rd and 20th ($1358 vs $3658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in London. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 623rd and 4th 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	$10.9	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$9.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$709	$3090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$2041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1283	$5188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$3762
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.01%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4830	$20574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3147	$11441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.98	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.52	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.8	$71.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$2527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12380	$28327

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1066
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$927
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$988
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1030
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$935
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$938
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$878
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$814
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$988
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1181
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$880
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1158
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$943
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$768
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$935
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1060
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$863
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$872
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1232
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1388
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$893
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1222
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$903
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1011
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1345
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$897
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$960
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1039
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1390
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1485
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$828
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$922
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$981
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1278
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1183

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2982
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2486
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2455
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2532
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2431
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2363
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2343
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2690
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2319
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2403
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2521
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2179
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2230
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2648
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2362
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2237
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2563
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2218
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2219
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2843
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2204
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2132
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2572
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2198
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2490
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1841
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2138
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2176
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2229
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2016
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2544
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2089
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2335
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2481
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2162