Budapest vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$6290
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1972
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$3201
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$683
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$5248
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
1.69M
138K

The cost of living in Budapest is 46% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 3675th and 290th ($1580 vs $2916) 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 646th and 392nd 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
$13.9
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1917
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$3336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$2729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$192
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$13003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$8731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$35.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$69.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$33.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$16458

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2669
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2607
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2551
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2481
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1788
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1714
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1459
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1463
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1464
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1431
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1454
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1455
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1462
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1649
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1574
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1462
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1462
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1642
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1465
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1443
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1303
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1639
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1600
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1596
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1734
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1572
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1760
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1586
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1665
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1650
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1679
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1730
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1559
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1552
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1618
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1686