City comparison
Cost of living in Split vs Budapest
One person needs about €1,337 a month in Split and €1,220 in Budapest, rent included — Budapest is 9% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Budapest the way you live in Split on €3,000, you need
€2,737/ month net
9% less than today (-€263)
- Split today
- Basket €1,337 · left over €1,663 (55%)
- Budapest at the matched salary
- Basket €1,220 · left over €1,517 (55%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 189% over in Budapest (comfortable) vs 142% in Split. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 community reports
🇭🇺 Budapest
Thermal baths, cheap rent and a currency that makes euro income stretch.
Monthly budget: €1,220
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Split or Budapest?
On salary, Budapest pays more for tech roles (€2,300 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,080 in Budapest at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €780 in Split against €750 in Budapest. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Split at 74 and Budapest at 78 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.