Budapest vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$810
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$2429
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
81
96
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14.3M

The cost of living in Budapest is 6% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3675th and 3273rd ($1580 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 646th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tokyo

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Budapest Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006