Budapest vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$4075
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	84
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	1.69M	633K

The cost of living in Budapest is 32% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1578th ($1469 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and Germany, respectively. Check Hungary vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 680th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Stuttgart

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	Budapest	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$18457

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792