Budapest vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$810
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1896
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
767K

The cost of living in Budapest is 6% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3675th and 4035th ($1580 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 646th and 835th 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
$13.9
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$12142

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978