Budapest vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$4507
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	92	90
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.51M

The cost of living in Budapest is 41% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4163rd and 889th ($1469 vs $2499) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 680th and 38th 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	$12.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748