Budapest vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$553	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$1263
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	7
😀 Quality of life	79	62
🏙️ Population	1.69M	133K

The cost of living in Budapest is 15% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4777th and 4205th ($1109 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Maldives, respectively. Check Hungary vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Male. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 618th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Male

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	Budapest	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$3201

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360