Budapest vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$553
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1530
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
52
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
1.69M
791K

The cost of living in Budapest is 5% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4777th and 5101st ($1109 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 618th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Niigata

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Budapest Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052