Budapest vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1085
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$540
$571
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1042
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$540
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
57
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.12M

The cost of living in Budapest is 4% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4647th and 4788th ($1124 vs $1085) 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 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 485th and 3575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tbilisi

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Budapest Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$1950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$3.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$6292

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$833
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$645
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$734
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$618
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$690
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$778
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$750
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$597
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$968
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$691
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1187
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$861
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$732
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$521
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$990
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$497
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$546
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$516
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$524
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$561
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$848
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$419
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$517
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$497
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$893
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$522
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$884
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$519
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$878
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$612
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$815
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$386
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$542
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$532
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$719
375 km or 233 mi Van
$499
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$553