Budapest vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$4381
🏠 One person rent	$589	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$3682
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	60
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	1.69M	523K

The cost of living in Budapest is 34% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 4643rd and 2567th ($1185 vs $1784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 551st and 92nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Nuremberg

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	Budapest	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$4.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$860
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$7327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$6018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$54.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$99.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$14484

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Cities near Budapest

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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1668
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1653
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1599
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1631
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1697
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1769
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1604
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1564
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1491
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1536
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1267
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1418
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1521
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1492
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1578
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1520
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1653
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1454
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1619
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1740
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1633
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1465
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1617
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1496
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1639
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1681
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1640
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1504
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1664
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1602
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1135
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1635