Budapest vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$707
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$1593
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
82
80
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.33M

The cost of living in Budapest is 33% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4312th and 5298th ($1377 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 636th and 750th 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
$10.6
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$17943

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055