Budapest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$553
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$686
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.99M

The cost of living in Budapest is 53% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4777th and 6769th ($1109 vs $727) 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 618th and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$10220

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850