Budapest vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$589	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$1018
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	7
😀 Quality of life	80	61
🏙️ Population	1.69M	133K

The cost of living in Budapest is 8% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4342nd ($1185 vs $1295) 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 0.8 months in Male. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 551st and 5145th 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	$10.4	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$3225

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352