Budapest vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$589
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$554
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
80
58
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.63M

The cost of living in Budapest is 83% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4643rd and 7298th ($1185 vs $649) 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 8th in Russia, while ranked 551st and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$3795

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585