Budapest vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$540
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1208
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
1.71M
12.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 10% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4647th and 5167th ($1124 vs $1021) 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 485th and 1608th 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
$9.31
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$10868

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517