Budapest vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$2366
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.4M

The cost of living in Budapest is 17% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3675th and 2377th ($1580 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Hungary vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 646th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Prague

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Budapest Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$19039

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340