Budapest vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$9886
🏠 One person rent
$810
$6445
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$5999
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$763
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$9172
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
92
21
😀 Quality of life
81
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
38.9K

The cost of living in Budapest is 79% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 3675th and 1st ($1580 vs $7483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Monaco, respectively. Check Hungary vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 646th and 5012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Monaco City

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Budapest Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$8.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$46388

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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 Monaco City

Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1901
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1863
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1541
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$2002
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1469
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1264
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1386
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1488
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1530
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1613
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1320
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1659
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1335
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1759
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1429
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1320
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1827
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1565
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1542
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1226
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1560
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1725
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1501
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1479
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1271
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1673
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1467
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1674
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1803
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1556
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1669
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1352
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716