Budapest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$502
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
60
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
1.71M
2M

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4589th and 6435th ($1070 vs $739) 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 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 402nd and 3329th 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
$7.95
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$33.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
19.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$6561

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$484
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$414
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$473
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1242
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$488
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$800
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$375
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$519
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$757
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$710
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$427
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$716
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$969
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$478
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$826
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$736
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$588
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$801
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$875
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$580
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$472
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$813
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$716
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$803
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$431
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$771
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$744
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$411
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$390
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$723
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$802
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1080
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$811
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$372
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$817
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1166
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$742
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$740
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$706