Budapest vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$750
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1969
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
1.69M
767K

The cost of living in Budapest is 1% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4105th ($1469 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Hungary and Croatia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 680th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Zagreb

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Budapest Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$12339

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961