Budapest vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3279
$3412
🏠 One person rent
$685
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1447
$1910
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
38
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
1.69M
767K

The cost of living in Budapest is 6% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4398th and 4158th ($1354 vs $1443) 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 1.1 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 627th and 757th 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
$10.9
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.57
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$1002
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$5530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$3635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.02
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.82
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$99
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12299
$13519

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1065
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$928
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$988
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1033
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$934
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$941
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$878
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$818
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$984
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1177
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$876
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1160
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$941
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$979
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$773
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$932
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1052
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$866
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$873
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1229
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1382
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$961
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$892
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1217
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$904
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1009
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1339
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$900
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$960
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1039
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$790
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1394
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1483
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$828
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$923
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$976
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1273
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1188

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1205
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1042
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1226
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1132
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1370
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1257
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$962
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$812
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$672
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$689
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1668
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$622
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1318
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1434
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$837
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1433
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1692
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$927
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1790
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1603
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$804
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$972
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1111
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$976
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1423
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1427
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1761
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1412
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1441
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$866
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1259
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$679
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$932
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1492
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1091
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1014
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$892