Cost of living comparison
London is 2.2 times more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in London instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 66.2% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Budapest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Budapest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
$198.74
£158.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
$31,052.51
£24,746.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
$22.83
£18.19
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Budapest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
$36.24
£28.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
$286.24
£228.11
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Budapest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
$21,135.46
£16,843.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
$56.73
£45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Budapest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
$92.70
£73.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
$92.09
£73.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
$120.19
£95.78
|
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