Budapest vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$3519
🏠 One person rent
$502
$877
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$1532
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$1838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.28M

The cost of living in Budapest is 28% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4589th and 2868th ($1070 vs $1479) 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 1.2 months in Prague. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 402nd and 205th 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
$7.95
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$1175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$7933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$5563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$9.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$6.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$12278

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1015
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1020
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1015
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1162
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1101
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1007
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1008
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$968
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1019
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$984
72 km or 45 mi Most
$848
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$985
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1051
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$948
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$992
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$773
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1075
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$998
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$888
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1299
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1036
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1015
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1018
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1014
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1208
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1300
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1018
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$955
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$927
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1066
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1303
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1207
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1024
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1195
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1203
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1103
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1305
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1304
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1016