Budapest vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$6994
🏠 One person rent
$553
$2104
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$3885
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$4040
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
89
😀 Quality of life
79
97
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.87M

The cost of living in Budapest is 64% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4777th and 129th ($1109 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Singapore, respectively. Check Hungary vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 618th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Singapore City

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Budapest Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$7.6
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$27780

Cost of living in other countries

BudapestSingapore City

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$759
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$539
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$679
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$703
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$682
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$669
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$604
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$543
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$542
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$529
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$532
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$585
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$714
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$645
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$458
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$670
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$565
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$631
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$883
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$628
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$395
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$695
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$417
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$485
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$430
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$500
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$619
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$458
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$620
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$605