Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 39.2% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 51.8% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Helsinki
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
$16.33
€15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
$10.88
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
$2.90
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
$4.26
€3.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
$4.79
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
$5.77
€5.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 59.5% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
$7.86
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
$72.49
€66.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
$35,098.36
€32,329.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
$18.01
€16.59
|
|
pay 34.6% more for housing
Budapest
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
$20.67
€19.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
$1,109.17
€1,021.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
$885.72
€815.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
$90.90
€83.72
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
$336.03
€309.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
$10,589.37
€9,753.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
$8.71
€8.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
$4.86
€4.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
$11.10
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
$45.44
€41.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
$18.50
€17.04
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
$90.44
€83.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
$32.73
€30.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
$79.18
€72.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
$103.43
€95.27
|
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