Budapest vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$553	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$616
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	49
😀 Quality of life	79	58
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.63M

The cost of living in Budapest is 59% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4777th and 6907th ($1109 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Hungary and Russia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 618th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Novosibirsk

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	Budapest	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$4263

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648