Budapest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$589
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$641
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
80
67
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.99M

The cost of living in Budapest is 65% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6834th ($1185 vs $717) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 551st and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$10290

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795