Cost of Living Comparison Between Osaka and Budapest Cost of Living Comparison Between Osaka and Budapest

🙂 Solo nomad: Osaka is 0.7% cheaper than Budapest without rent, and 6.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Osaka is 2.8% cheaper than Budapest without rent, and 8.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.12 ¥1,123

$11.49 Ft 3,879

-38.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.76 ¥5,483

$57.6 Ft 19.4K

-39.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.81 ¥759

$8.72 Ft 2,942

-44.84%

Cappuccino

$3.26 ¥514

$2.75 Ft 927

18.55%

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

$1.13 ¥177

$1.72 Ft 582

-34.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 ¥119

$1.30 Ft 438

-42.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.82 ¥445

$2.92 Ft 987

-3.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.26 ¥672

$2.96 Ft 999

43.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 ¥239

$1.23 Ft 414

22.76%

White Bread (500g)

$1.44 ¥227

$1.75 Ft 590

-17.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.62 ¥729

$2.13 Ft 719

116.90%

Eggs

$2.34 ¥369

$3.01 Ft 1,016

-22.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.44 ¥1,646

$9.92 Ft 3,349

5.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.52 ¥1,029

$6.07 Ft 2,050

7.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.16 ¥3,023

$13.23 Ft 4,464

44.82%

Apples (1kg)

$3.50 ¥553

$1.87 Ft 630

87.17%

Banana (1kg)

$2.11 ¥333

$2.00 Ft 676

5.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.59 ¥408

$2.10 Ft 707

23.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.36 ¥687

$3.46 Ft 1,169

26.01%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 ¥273

$1.17 Ft 395

47.86%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 ¥194

$1.25 Ft 423

-1.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 ¥211

$1.49 Ft 501

-10.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 ¥133

$0.58 Ft 194

44.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.82 ¥603

$6.56 Ft 2,213

-41.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.28 ¥1,464

$5.41 Ft 1,824

71.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.08 ¥328

$1.20 Ft 405

73.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 ¥463

$1.65 Ft 559

78.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.67 ¥264

$1.27 Ft 430

31.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$35.12 ¥5,539

$25.89 Ft 8,737

35.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.55 ¥718

$3.14 Ft 1,060

44.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.40 ¥536

$1.16 Ft 391

193.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$23.39 ¥3,689

$19.04 Ft 6,425

22.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ¥194

$1.77 Ft 597

-30.51%

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

$23.2K ¥3.7M

$25.6K Ft 8.6M

-9.46%

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

$17.0K ¥2.7M

$30.4K Ft 10.3M

-44.03%

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

$133 ¥21.0K

$148 Ft 49.8K

-9.87%

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

$26.82 ¥4,231

$26.65 Ft 8,995

0.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.97 ¥4,727

$19.73 Ft 6,658

51.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.8 ¥9,273

$63.2 Ft 21.3K

-7.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.39 ¥3,216

$22.43 Ft 7,569

-9.09%

Cinema Ticket

$12.38 ¥1,952

$9.09 Ft 3,069

36.19%

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

$68.3 ¥10.8K

$456 Ft 154.1K

-85.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.4K ¥1.6M

$12.2K Ft 4.1M

-14.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.26 ¥6,982

$87.2 Ft 29.4K

-49.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.56 ¥4,505

$41.65 Ft 14.1K

-31.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.8 ¥10.5K

$95.7 Ft 32.3K

-30.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$96.7 ¥15.3K

$105 Ft 35.3K

-7.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$741 ¥117.0K

$733 Ft 247.5K

1.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$473 ¥74.6K

$555 Ft 187.3K

-14.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,294 ¥204.2K

$1,335 Ft 450.4K

-3.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$812 ¥128.1K

$952 Ft 321.2K

-14.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,059 ¥955.7K

$5,753 Ft 1.9M

5.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,065 ¥325.7K

$4,049 Ft 1.4M

-49.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,007 ¥316.6K

$1,697 Ft 572.7K

18.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.81

7.03

-74.25%

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

Last update for Osaka: March 1, 2026

Last update for Budapest: March 2, 2026

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