Budapest vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$553	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$947
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	79	67
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 14% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4777th and 5668th ($1109 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Russia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 618th and 3598th 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	$9.45	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$7571

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441