Budapest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$750
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$632
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2M

The cost of living in Budapest is 76% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6618th ($1469 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Belarus, respectively. Check Hungary vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 680th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Minsk

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Budapest Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$12897

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882