Budapest vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$3766
😷 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 35% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3675th and 1008th ($1580 vs $2439) 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 646th and 19th 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
$13.9
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$17265

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464