Budapest vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$3414
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.15M

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4643rd and 998th ($1185 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and France, respectively. Check Hungary vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 551st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Paris

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	Budapest	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395