Budapest vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$553	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$2695
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	92	98
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.97M

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4777th and 2270th ($1109 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Austria, respectively. Check Hungary vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 618th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Vienna

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	Budapest	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$18199

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987