Budapest vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$2490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$5624
🏠 One person rent
$589
$1668
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$2857
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$6032
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
1.69M
135K

The cost of living in Budapest is 52% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 4643rd and 785th ($1185 vs $2490) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 551st and 200th 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
$10.4
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$6.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$2439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$11850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$8510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$7.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$1335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$18853

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2390
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2457
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2293
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1694
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1491
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1784
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1433
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1438
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1494
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1438
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1446
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1437
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1449
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1447
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1445
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1618
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1444
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1452
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1444
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1563
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1273
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1468
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1252
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1548
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1539
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1505
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1567
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1485
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1567
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1576
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1550
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1548
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1542
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1703
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1528
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1554
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1569
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1542