Cost of living comparison
Poland is 24.7% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Poland instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Poland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
Budapest
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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