Budapest vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$707	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$1418
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	69
😀 Quality of life	82	72
🏙️ Population	1.69M	720K

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 4312th and 6116th ($1377 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 791st 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 404th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 3262nd 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	$10.6	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$10787

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558