Budapest vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	1.69M	4.84M

The cost of living in Budapest is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4777th and 745th ($1109 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Australia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 618th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Sydney

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	Budapest	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$17957

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683