Budapest vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$2386
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
82
88
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.35M

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4312th and 1250th ($1377 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Italy, respectively. Check Hungary vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Milan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 636th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Milan

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Budapest Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$16429

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700