Budapest vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1843
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
79
85
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.37M

The cost of living in Budapest is 46% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4647th and 1623rd ($1124 vs $2074) 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 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 485th and 292nd 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
$9.31
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$15544

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550