Budapest vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$589	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$1508
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	68
😀 Quality of life	80	68
🏙️ Population	1.69M	720K

The cost of living in Budapest is 21% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5836th ($1185 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 769th 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 551st and 3256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Okayama

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	Budapest	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$14206

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582