Budapest vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$810	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$1316
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	81	71
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.65M

The cost of living in Budapest is 39% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3675th and 4898th ($1580 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and Russia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 646th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Saint Petersburg

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	Budapest	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$13865

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1226
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1203
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1195
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1139
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1156
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1117
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$928
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1124
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1031
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$974
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$1028
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1218
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1340
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1058
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$978
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1117
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1032
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1308
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$1034
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1067
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$967
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$893
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1590
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$848
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1076
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1189
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1255
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1160

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597