Cost of living in Budapest 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Budapest, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
40.9
59% cheaper than New York
BudapestUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 281,667 HUF $919
1-bed apartment, outside centre 215,095 HUF $702
3-bed apartment, centre 541,923 HUF $1,768
Room in shared flat 107,548 HUF $351
Buy price per m2 1,877,308 HUF $6,126
Living cost excl. rent 275,287 HUF $898
Typical net salary 552,444 HUF $1,803
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.