Budapest vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$540
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1671
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
79
85
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.36M

The cost of living in Budapest is 27% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4647th and 3308th ($1124 vs $1531) 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 485th and 273rd 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
$9.31
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$11372

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002