Budapest vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$3236
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
81
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
548K

The cost of living in Budapest is 33% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3675th and 1193rd ($1580 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 646th and 84th 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
$13.9
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$20557

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831