Budapest vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3867
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 49% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4647th and 1315th ($1124 vs $2188) 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 485th and 48th 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
$9.31
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$18334

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599