Budapest vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$589
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$3717
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.51M

The cost of living in Budapest is 49% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1056th ($1185 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 551st and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Munich

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Budapest Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$19483

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668