Budapest vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$4145
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	81	98
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.45M

The cost of living in Budapest is 48% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4163rd and 348th ($1469 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 680th 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	$12.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864