Budapest vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3279
$4096
🏠 One person rent
$685
$1047
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1831
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1447
$2154
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
80
88
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.4M

The cost of living in Budapest is 22% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4398th and 3041st ($1354 vs $1728) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 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 627th 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
$10.9
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.73
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$1.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$1037
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$9064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.02
$7.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$70.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.82
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12299
$14394

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1065
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$928
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$988
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1033
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$934
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$941
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$878
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$818
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$984
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1177
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$876
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1160
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$941
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$979
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$773
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$932
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1052
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$866
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$873
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1229
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1382
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$961
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$892
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1217
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$904
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1009
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1339
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$900
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$960
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1039
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$790
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1394
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1483
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$828
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$923
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$976
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1273
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1188

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1574
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1554
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1543
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1333
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1181
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1103
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1199
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$2097
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1213
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1066
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1033
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$995
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1184
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1479
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1233
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1187
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1439
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1235
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1237
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1229
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1261
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1494
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1237
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1098
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1418
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1514
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1571
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$939
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1345
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1447
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1515
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1444
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1255