Budapest vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$589
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
80
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.47M

The cost of living in Budapest is 69% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6924th ($1185 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Hungary and Russia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 551st and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628