Budapest vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$2197
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.75M

The cost of living in Budapest is 29% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1819th ($1469 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Italy, respectively. Check Hungary vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 680th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Rome

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	Budapest	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358