Budapest vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$540
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
79
44
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.27M

The cost of living in Budapest is 28% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4647th and 6110th ($1124 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 485th and 6750th 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
$9.31
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$2867

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952