Budapest vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$553	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$861
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	8
😀 Quality of life	79	59
🏙️ Population	1.69M	24.7K

The cost of living in Budapest is 26% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4777th and 3454th ($1109 vs $1495) 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 618th and 5404th 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	$9.45	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$8298

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408