Budapest vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$750
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1785
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
1.69M
56.8K

The cost of living in Budapest is 1% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4107th ($1469 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and Cyprus, respectively. Check Hungary vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 680th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Nicosia

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Budapest Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$9656

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911