Budapest vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$3266
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
548K

The cost of living in Budapest is 39% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4312th and 1330th ($1377 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 636th and 107th 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
$10.6
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$20873

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804