Budapest vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$6013
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1622
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$2504
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$818
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$4320
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
81
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
718K

The cost of living in Budapest is 44% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 3675th and 381st ($1580 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Norway, respectively. Check Hungary vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 646th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Oslo

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Budapest Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$15566

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2227
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2384
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2231
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2281
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1935
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2084
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1993
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2156
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2071
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2157
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1855
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2092
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1984
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$2029
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1423
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2236
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1705
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1481
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1574
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1424
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1980
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1358
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1479
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1625
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1337
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1840
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1879
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1251
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1723
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1298
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1544
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1810
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2178
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2617
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2336