Budapest vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$2926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$6423
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1964
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$3248
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$696
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$5332
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.69M
138K

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 4163rd and 270th ($1469 vs $2926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Hungary vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 680th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Luxembourg City

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Budapest Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$91.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$15.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$4.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$1670
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$3538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$2749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$13023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$8923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$3.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$36.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$61.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$1442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$18882

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2586
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2637
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2512
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2431
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1844
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1744
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1536
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1550
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1569
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1535
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1533
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1470
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1515
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1492
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1508
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1684
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1605
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1507
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1675
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1538
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1501
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1358
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1663
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1650
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1643
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1647
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1731
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1612
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1735
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1635
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1653
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1681
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1759
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1582
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1592
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1644
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1676