Budapest vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$3655
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.14M

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4777th and 1654th ($1109 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Hungary and Australia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 618th and 6th 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	$9.45	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$11252

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645