Budapest vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Budapest	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1354	$2651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$6325
🏠 One person rent	$685	$1632
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1447	$3751
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	1.69M	664K

The cost of living in Budapest is 49% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4398th and 616th ($1354 vs $2651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Hungary vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Rotterdam. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Rotterdam ranked 6th in the Netherlands, while ranked 627th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Rotterdam

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	Budapest	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$7.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$534	$1343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1275	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$2426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.3	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4883	$6134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$4396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$4.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.21	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.02	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.82	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.2	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$22.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.3	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$2289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12299	$14094

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2348
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2233
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2408
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2562
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2273
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2359
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2317
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2189
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2093
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2660
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2197
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1874
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2603
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2416
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2111
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3111
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2623
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2282
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1678
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2199
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2737
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2349
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2260
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1891
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1538
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2112
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1828
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2354
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1879
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2413
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1708
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2250
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1532
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1695