How Much Does It Cost to Visit Budapest?
Average daily budget: $1500-2000
What Budapest costs per day, by travel style. Most visitors stay 4-6 days. Local currency: HUF (Hungarian Forint).
Daily budget by travel style
Budget$60-90/day
Mid-range$130-200/day
Luxury$300+/day
Széchenyi Baths entry: 8,600 HUF ($23). Sit-down lunch in Pest: 3,500-5,500 HUF ($9-15). Craft beer at a ruin bar: 900-1,400 HUF ($2.50-3.80). Parliament tour: 8,000 HUF ($22).
Where to stay, by price level
Jewish Quarter / District VII$$
Ruin bars outside, good transport links, noisiest on weekends, bring earplugs or embrace it
Belváros (District V, Inner City)$$-$$$
Central Pest, parliament nearby, walkable everywhere, slightly sterile but convenient
Buda side (Districts I and II)$$
Quieter, residential feel, Castle District access, 10-minute tram to Pest action