Budapest vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$750
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1631
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
81
48
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.27M

The cost of living in Budapest is 39% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5251st ($1469 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Hungary and South Africa, respectively. Check Hungary vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 680th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Soweto

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Budapest Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$4370

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950