Cost of Living Comparison Between Paks and Budapest Cost of Living Comparison Between Paks and Budapest

🙂 Solo nomad: Paks is 19.6% cheaper than Budapest without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Paks is 23.6% cheaper than Budapest without rent, and 25.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.77 Ft 2,959

$11.49 Ft 3,879

-23.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.11 Ft 9,824

$57.6 Ft 19.4K

-49.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.78 Ft 2,287

$8.72 Ft 2,942

-22.25%

Cappuccino

$0.83 Ft 281

$2.75 Ft 927

-69.82%

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

$1.07 Ft 360

$1.72 Ft 582

-37.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 Ft 240

$1.30 Ft 438

-45.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.12 Ft 377

$2.92 Ft 987

-61.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.28 Ft 430

$2.96 Ft 999

-56.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.08 Ft 365

$1.23 Ft 414

-12.20%

White Bread (500g)

$1.46 Ft 491

$1.75 Ft 590

-16.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.81 Ft 610

$2.13 Ft 719

-15.02%

Eggs

$2.92 Ft 985

$3.01 Ft 1,016

-2.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.32 Ft 3,147

$9.92 Ft 3,349

-6.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.52 Ft 1,862

$6.07 Ft 2,050

-9.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.34 Ft 3,828

$13.23 Ft 4,464

-14.29%

Apples (1kg)

$2.06 Ft 696

$1.87 Ft 630

10.16%

Banana (1kg)

$1.97 Ft 665

$2.00 Ft 676

-1.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.05 Ft 691

$2.10 Ft 707

-2.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.32 Ft 1,459

$3.46 Ft 1,169

24.86%

Potato (1kg)

$1.34 Ft 451

$1.17 Ft 395

14.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.29 Ft 436

$1.25 Ft 423

3.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.55 Ft 523

$1.49 Ft 501

4.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 Ft 180

$0.58 Ft 194

-8.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.13 Ft 2,405

$6.56 Ft 2,213

8.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.19 Ft 2,089

$5.41 Ft 1,824

14.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 Ft 386

$1.20 Ft 405

-5.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.20 Ft 405

$1.65 Ft 559

-27.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.13 Ft 382

$1.27 Ft 430

-11.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.32 Ft 8,546

$25.89 Ft 8,737

-2.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 Ft 962

$3.14 Ft 1,060

-9.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.28 Ft 433

$1.16 Ft 391

10.34%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.29 Ft 5,836

$19.04 Ft 6,425

-9.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.71 Ft 576

$1.77 Ft 597

-3.39%

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

$32.2K Ft 10.9M

$25.6K Ft 8.6M

25.69%

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

$36.3K Ft 12.3M

$30.4K Ft 10.3M

19.43%

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

$148 Ft 49.8K

-0.01%

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

$29.54 Ft 9,969

$26.65 Ft 8,995

10.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.00 Ft 8,439

$19.73 Ft 6,658

26.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.92 Ft 15.8K

$63.2 Ft 21.3K

-25.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.99 Ft 5,734

$22.43 Ft 7,569

-24.25%

Cinema Ticket

$8.13 Ft 2,743

$9.09 Ft 3,069

-10.56%

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

$455 Ft 153.4K

$456 Ft 154.1K

-0.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,748 Ft 2.3M

$12.2K Ft 4.1M

-44.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$90.4 Ft 30.5K

$87.2 Ft 29.4K

3.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.19 Ft 8,838

$41.65 Ft 14.1K

-37.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.5 Ft 31.9K

$95.7 Ft 32.3K

-1.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 Ft 36.3K

$105 Ft 35.3K

2.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$447 Ft 151.0K

$733 Ft 247.5K

-39.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$343 Ft 115.7K

$555 Ft 187.3K

-38.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$629 Ft 212.3K

$1,335 Ft 450.4K

-52.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$525 Ft 177.0K

$952 Ft 321.2K

-44.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,089 Ft 1.0M

$5,753 Ft 1.9M

-46.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,484 Ft 838.4K

$4,049 Ft 1.4M

-38.65%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,309 Ft 441.6K

$1,697 Ft 572.7K

-22.89%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.03

13.80%

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

Last update for Paks: March 3, 2026

Last update for Budapest: March 2, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Sanur, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Skopje

🇲🇰 North Macedonia

Amman

🇯🇴 Jordan

Johannesburg

🇿🇦 South Africa

Iasi

🇷🇴 Romania

Guadalajara

🇲🇽 Mexico

Timisoara

🇷🇴 Romania

Pretoria

🇿🇦 South Africa