Budapest vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2459
🏠 One person rent
$707
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$612
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
58
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.12M

The cost of living in Budapest is 33% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4312th and 5310th ($1377 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Georgia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 636th and 3238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
11.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$4265

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$736
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$643
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$691
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$608
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$719
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$852
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$718
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$736
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$836
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1081
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1059
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$484
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1181
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1001
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$668
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$567
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$633
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$613
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$569
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$706
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$630
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$823
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$629
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$567
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$633
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$836
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$562
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$968
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$573
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$968
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$604
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$793
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$402
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$457
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$681
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$488
375 km or 233 mi Van
$585
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$632