Budapest vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$502
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$1172
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
42
😀 Quality of life
80
75
🏙️ Population
1.71M
809K

The cost of living in Budapest is 10% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4589th and 4200th ($1070 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Croatia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Zagreb. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 402nd and 941st 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
$7.95
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$2733
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$6796

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$923
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$694
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$960
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$798
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1059
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$974
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$786
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$667
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$479
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$555
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1341
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$480
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$872
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1043
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$716
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1426
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1441
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$683
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$634
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1438
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1387
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$748
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$683
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1052
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$658
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1004
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1069
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1407
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1105
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1235
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1103
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1117
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1031
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$533
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$726
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1074
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$804
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$713
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$670