Budapest vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$750	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$866
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	8
😀 Quality of life	81	64
🏙️ Population	1.69M	133K

The cost of living in Budapest is 12% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4552nd ($1469 vs $1311) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Male. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 680th and 5347th 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	$12.2	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$3300

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327