Budapest vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$4370
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	81	96
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.14M

The cost of living in Budapest is 38% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3675th and 791st ($1580 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Australia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 646th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Perth

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	Budapest	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913