Budapest vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$2742
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
1.71M
548K

The cost of living in Budapest is 44% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4647th and 1798th ($1124 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in Hungary and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Hungary vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 485th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Manchester

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Budapest Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$13845

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629