Budapest vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$3694
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 36% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3675th and 964th ($1580 vs $2460) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 646th and 34th 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	$13.9	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506