Budapest vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$5606
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1416
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$2368
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$3839
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
1.69M
985K

The cost of living in Budapest is 42% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4163rd and 849th ($1469 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Sweden, respectively. Check Hungary vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 680th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Stockholm

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Budapest Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$8.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2065
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1827
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1840
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1914
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1702
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1741
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1831
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1651
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1547
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1603
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1398
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1337
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1423
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1311
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1631
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1397
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1579
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1370
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1884
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1594
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1562
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1567
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1597
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1568
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1691
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1641
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1383
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1230
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1581
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$994
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1583
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1606
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1481
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1701
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1375
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1516