Budapest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$707
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$549
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
82
69
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2M

The cost of living in Budapest is 87% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4312th and 6924th ($1377 vs $735) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 636th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$11271

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879