Budapest vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$707	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$1116
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	82	71
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.65M

The cost of living in Budapest is 42% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4312th and 5813th ($1377 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 636th and 3397th 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	$10.6	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$10534

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566