Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.7 times more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in George Town instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Budapest
|
George Town
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF3,994.77
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF2,996.08
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF584.87
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF446.40
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Budapest
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF561.87
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,712.37
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,461.60
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF890.12
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF914.51
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF256.93
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF300.82
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF318.68
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF499.12
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF201.58
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF220.44
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Budapest
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,384.69
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,487.59
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF10,985,629.15
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,465.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,613.96
|
$72.01
KYD59.94
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Budapest
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,331.02
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF227,738.63
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF177,093.57
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF43,512.92
|
$317.39
KYD264.18
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Budapest
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF155,251.45
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,781,977.11
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,624.69
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF998.69
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF833.66
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,197.13
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,378.10
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,746.41
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 85.3% more for clothing
Budapest
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,306.69
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,060.89
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF32,866.10
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF35,541.76
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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