Budapest vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$4181
😷 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 40% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4163rd and 978th ($1469 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 680th and 10th 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	$12.2	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$15409

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894