Budapest vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4357
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	80	100
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.03M

The cost of living in Budapest is 51% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4643rd and 923rd ($1185 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Australia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 551st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Melbourne

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	Budapest	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913