Budapest vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3279
$3400
🏠 One person rent
$685
$865
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1490
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1447
$846
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
8
😀 Quality of life
80
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
24.7K

The cost of living in Budapest is 11% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4398th and 3913th ($1354 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Hungary vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 627th and 5561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Victoria

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Budapest Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$807
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$90
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
15.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$432
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.02
$21.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.82
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$66.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12299
$8277

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1065
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$928
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$988
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1033
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$934
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$941
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$878
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$818
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$984
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1177
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$876
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1160
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$941
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$979
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$773
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$932
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1052
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$866
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$873
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1229
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1382
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$961
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$892
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1217
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$904
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1009
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1339
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$900
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$960
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1039
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$790
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1394
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1483
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$828
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$923
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$976
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1273
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1188

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$691
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1647
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1222
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1224
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$680
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$488
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$541
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$856
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$870
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$875
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$698
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$743
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$801
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$847
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$825
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$782
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$568
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1537
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$533
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$570
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1561
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$537
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1573
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1599
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1569
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1666
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1584
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1788
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1602
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1628
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1470
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1502
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$366
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1142
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$467
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$519
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$657
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$559
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$418