Budapest vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$750
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1617
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
54
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
791K

The cost of living in Budapest is 44% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5487th ($1469 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 680th and 2415th 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
$12.2
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$16483

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032