Budapest vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2158
$3294
🏠 One person rent
$410
$766
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$1474
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$911
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
7
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
1.72M
26.5K

The cost of living in Budapest is 38% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5871st and 2975th ($860 vs $1387) 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 0.4 months in Victoria. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 448th and 5526th 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
$6.89
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$890
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$555
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$61.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
16.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3171
$1131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.73
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.67
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.09
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.44
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8726
$4030

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$599
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$650
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$760
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$601
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$592
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$652
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$639
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$675
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$588
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$636
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$842
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$605
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$916
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$614
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$794
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$515
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$624
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$900
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$619
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$550
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$964
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$846
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$539
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$569
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$884
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$598
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$863
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$897
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$589
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$560
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$712
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$593
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$572
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$848
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1032
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$503
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$615
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$534
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$795
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$840

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$828
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1247
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$501
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$505
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$561
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$512
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$350
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$561
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$565
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$672
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$589
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$622
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$609
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$599
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$604
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$635
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$796
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$854
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1281
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$636
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$671
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1189
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$599
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1150
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1148
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1192
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1150
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1244
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1193
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1150
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1158
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1189
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1175
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$381
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1029
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$653
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$675
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$788
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$422
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$384