Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Greece and Budapest

For one person, living is cheaper in Greece: $1,529 a month against $1,621 in Budapest, rent and utilities included – about $1,100 less a year. Higher rent and utilities in Budapest outweigh lower spending on other living expenses.

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🇬🇷 Greece

$1,529

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Budapest

🇭🇺 Hungary

$1,621

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😐 Solo nomad: Greece is 9.5% more expensive than Budapest without rent, and 5.7% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Greece is 8.1% more expensive than Budapest without rent, and 10.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.15 €15.30

$13.99 Ft 4,551

22.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$56.7 €50.6

$60.3 Ft 19.6K

-6.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.12 €9.92

$9.96 Ft 3,241

11.65%

Cappuccino

$3.81 €3.40

$3.38 Ft 1,100

12.72%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.43 €2.17

$2.13 Ft 692

14.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 €0.53

$1.87 Ft 608

-68.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.63 €5.02

$3.75 Ft 1,221

50.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.70 €5.09

$3.57 Ft 1,162

59.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 €1.49

$1.13 Ft 368

47.79%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 €1.26

$1.84 Ft 599

-23.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.72 €2.43

$2.39 Ft 777

13.81%

Eggs

$4.68 €4.18

$3.83 Ft 1,245

22.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.06 €12.55

$11.33 Ft 3,686

24.10%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.45 €9.32

$6.74 Ft 2,192

55.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.32 €13.67

$14.69 Ft 4,780

4.29%

Apples (1kg)

$2.11 €1.89

$1.84 Ft 597

14.67%

Banana (1kg)

$2.09 €1.87

$2.01 Ft 653

3.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.49 €1.33

$2.36 Ft 767

-36.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 €1.94

$3.77 Ft 1,226

-42.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 €1.09

$0.96 Ft 313

27.08%

Onion (1kg)

$1.11 €0.99

$1.03 Ft 334

7.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 €0.95

$1.56 Ft 509

-32.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 €0.77

$0.66 Ft 216

30.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.28 €4.71

$7.96 Ft 2,591

-33.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.19 €8.20

$6.01 Ft 1,954

52.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 €1.74

$1.30 Ft 421

50.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.60

$2.08 Ft 676

39.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.39 €1.24

$1.50 Ft 489

-7.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$33.28 €29.70

$27.61 Ft 8,982

20.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €4.10

$3.30 Ft 1,074

39.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.09 €0.97

$1.30 Ft 424

-16.15%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.74 €14.94

$19.78 Ft 6,436

-15.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.18 €1.95

$1.81 Ft 591

20.44%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.5K €25.5K

$29.3K Ft 9.5M

-2.74%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.7K €24.7K

$34.1K Ft 11.1M

-18.90%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$216 €192

$170 Ft 55.3K

26.86%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$24.65 €21.99

$23.98 Ft 7,802

2.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.40 €28.02

$23.42 Ft 7,621

34.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.61 €43.38

$66.2 Ft 21.6K

-26.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.23 €20.73

$19.18 Ft 6,239

21.12%

Cinema Ticket

$9.62 €8.59

$9.52 Ft 3,098

1.05%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$437 €390

$537 Ft 174.6K

-18.54%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.0K €8,930

$16.6K Ft 5.4M

-39.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$89.4 €79.8

$101 Ft 33.0K

-11.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.46 €35.22

$42.99 Ft 14.0K

-8.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.4 €85.2

$113 Ft 36.7K

-15.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$118 €106

$119 Ft 38.6K

-0.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$542 €483

$805 Ft 262.0K

-32.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$433 €386

$629 Ft 204.7K

-31.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$933 €832

$1,549 Ft 504.1K

-39.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$759 €678

$1,167 Ft 379.7K

-34.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,033 €2,707

$5,618 Ft 1.8M

-46.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,419 €2,159

$3,968 Ft 1.3M

-39.03%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,128 €1,007

$1,626 Ft 529.0K

-30.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.54

6.43

-29.39%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Greece: October 5, 2026

Last update for Budapest: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Greece

$433 28.1%

Budapest

$629 38.7% 45.4% $196

Groceries & Markets

Greece

$295 19.2%

Budapest

$258 15.8% 12.7% $38

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Greece

$272 17.7%

Budapest

$217 13.4% 20% $54

Eating Out

Greece

$268 17.4%

Budapest

$224 13.8% 16.3% $44

Clothing & Footwear

Greece

$154 10%

Budapest

$169 10.4% 9.7% $15

Sport & Entertainment

Greece

$68 4.4%

Budapest

$85 5.2% 25.7% $17

Getting Around

Greece

$49 3.2%

Budapest

$43 2.7% 11.1% $5.4

Good to know

🇬🇷 Greece

🇭🇺 Budapest

🕒 Local time

05:23 5:23 AM

04:23 4:23 AM

1 h behind Greece

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👥 Population

10,482,487

1,686,222 Capital

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Hungarian Forint HUF Ft

📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

1,000 HUF = 3.07 USD

1,000 HUF = 2.74 EUR

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