Budapest vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$2923
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	79	92
🏙️ Population	1.69M	548K

The cost of living in Budapest is 46% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4777th and 1662nd ($1109 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 618th and 85th 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	$9.45	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681