Budapest vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$2841
🏠 One person rent
$553
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$2421
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
1.69M
824K

The cost of living in Budapest is 3% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4777th and 4649th ($1109 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 2.1 months in Sakai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 618th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Sakai

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Budapest Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$8371

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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 Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1065
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1074
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1019
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1026
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1111
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1065
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1018
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$998
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1031
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1063
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1142
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1062
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1033
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046