Budapest vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$750
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$939
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
48
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.47M

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5278th ($1469 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and Russia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 680th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Yekaterinburg

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Budapest Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$7937

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688