Budapest vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$589	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4523
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	89
😀 Quality of life	80	97
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.87M

The cost of living in Budapest is 63% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4643rd and 81st ($1185 vs $3168) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 551st and 8th 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	$10.4	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$28407

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637