Budapest vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$553
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.33M

The cost of living in Budapest is 7% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4777th and 4495th ($1109 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 618th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Saitama

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Budapest Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125