Budapest vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$589
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$456
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
80
48
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.94M

The cost of living in Budapest is 51% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6501st ($1185 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and India, respectively. Check Hungary vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 551st and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Surat

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Budapest Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348