Budapest vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$4188
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
81
100
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.45M

The cost of living in Budapest is 44% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3675th and 370th ($1580 vs $2844) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 646th 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
$13.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863