Budapest vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$750
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1020
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
13.3M

The cost of living in Budapest is 7% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4163rd and 3728th ($1469 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Russia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 680th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Moscow

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Budapest Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$17546

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791