Budapest vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	80	99
🏙️ Population	1.69M	4.84M

The cost of living in Budapest is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4643rd and 312th ($1185 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 551st and 4th 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	$10.4	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$18951

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Cities near Budapest

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754