Budapest vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Budapest | Warsaw | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Budapest is 27% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1966th ($1469 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Poland, respectively. Check Hungary vs Poland comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 680th and 348th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Budapest vs Warsaw
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| Budapest | Warsaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Budapest
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.2 km or 5.1 mi |  Budafok-Teteny | |
| 16 km or 9.8 mi | Erd | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Dunakeszi | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Szigetszentmiklos | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Godollo | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Vac | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Tatabanya | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Szekesfehervar | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Dunaujvaros | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Cegled | |
| 74 km or 46 mi |  Komarno | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Kecskemet | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Nove Zamky | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Salgotarjan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Levice | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Szolnok | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Veszprem | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Lucenec | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Gyor | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Eger | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Nitra | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Zvolen | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | Ozd | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Szekszard | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Banska Bystrica | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Mosonmagyarovar | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Prievidza | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Trnava | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Miskolc | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Baja | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Piestany | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Hodmezovasarhely | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Kaposvar | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Petrzalka | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Bratislava | |
| 163 km or 101 mi |  Subotica | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Szeged | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Pecs | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Trencin | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Martin |
Cities near Warsaw
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 10 mi |  Pruszkow | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Otwock | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Skierniewice | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Ciechanow | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Siedlce | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Radom | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Plock | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Ostroleka | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Pulawy | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Kutno | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Lodz | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Lomza | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Piotrkow Trybunalski | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Wloclawek | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Biala Podlaska | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Belchatow | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Lublin | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kielce | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Swidnik | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Bialystok | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Olsztyn | |
| 180 km or 112 mi |  Brest | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Torun | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Tarnobrzeg | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Inowroclaw | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Elk | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Czestochowa | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Chelm | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Grudziadz | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Kalisz | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Mielec | |
| 228 km or 141 mi | Bydgoszcz | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Gniezno | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Malbork | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Elblag | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Suwalki | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Tarnow | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Dabrowa Gornicza | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Grodno |