Budapest vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$707
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$1897
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
52
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
791K

The cost of living in Budapest is 37% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4312th and 5515th ($1377 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 3269th 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
$10.6
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$14992

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001