Budapest vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Budapest	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$540	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	1.71M	8.91M

The cost of living in Budapest is 66% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4647th and 38th ($1124 vs $3321) 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in London. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 485th and 5th 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	$9.31	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3734	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2607	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.7	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10141	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908