Budapest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$810
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$692
😷 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 71% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3675th and 6121st ($1580 vs $924) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 646th and 4446th 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
$13.9
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$14758

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853