Budapest vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2954
🏠 One person rent	$589	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$1684
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	80	77
🏙️ Population	1.69M	767K

The cost of living in Budapest is 6% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4447th ($1185 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Croatia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 551st and 748th 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	$10.4	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$10598

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Cities near Budapest

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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1142
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1147
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$999
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1146
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1143
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1217
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$618
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$663
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1500
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$566
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1174
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1270
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1397
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$802
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$745
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1770
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1362
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$789
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1188
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$851
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1361
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1247
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1674
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1347
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1424
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1061
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1265
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$641
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$883
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1366
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$890
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$860
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$780