Budapest vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$589	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$1885
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	92
😀 Quality of life	80	86
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.75M

The cost of living in Budapest is 32% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4643rd and 2722nd ($1185 vs $1750) 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 1.1 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 551st and 294th 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	$10.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$10781

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262