Budapest vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1396
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$3278
🏠 One person rent	$553	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$1270
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	77
😀 Quality of life	79	82
🏙️ Population	1.69M	913K

The cost of living in Budapest is 21% less expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 4777th and 3883rd ($1109 vs $1396) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Hungary and Italy, respectively. Check Hungary vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Naples. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Naples ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 618th and 465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Naples

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	Budapest	Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$56.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$721
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$870
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$5006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$9.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$5500

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543