Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 20.7% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,201.57
|
$8.17
ZAR149.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,151.18
|
$4.36
ZAR79.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF615.15
|
$0.91
ZAR16.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF469.51
|
$0.70
ZAR12.84
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF590.95
|
$0.99
ZAR18.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,801.01
|
$3.57
ZAR65.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,537.26
|
$4.49
ZAR82.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF936.19
|
$2.28
ZAR41.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF961.85
|
$1.97
ZAR36.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF270.23
|
$0.62
ZAR11.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF316.40
|
$0.60
ZAR10.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF335.18
|
$0.61
ZAR11.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF524.95
|
$0.69
ZAR12.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF212.01
|
$0.52
ZAR9.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF231.85
|
$0.56
ZAR10.23
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,508.14
|
$4.84
ZAR88.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,978.74
|
$62.65
ZAR1,149.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,554,326.64
|
$18,595.53
ZAR341,287.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,852.82
|
$11.25
ZAR206.46
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,658.76
|
$40.52
ZAR743.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF239,528.07
|
$408.57
ZAR7,498.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF186,261.24
|
$350.25
ZAR6,428.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF45,765.47
|
$79.77
ZAR1,464.00
|
|
pay 58.3% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF163,288.42
|
$214.13
ZAR3,930.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,977,760.24
|
$3,698.27
ZAR67,875.12
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,050.39
|
$2.23
ZAR40.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF876.82
|
$1.83
ZAR33.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,310.87
|
$2.72
ZAR49.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,329.49
|
$32.65
ZAR599.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,888.58
|
$6.95
ZAR127.48
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF29,772.06
|
$47.52
ZAR872.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,685.25
|
$34.15
ZAR626.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF34,567.49
|
$85.40
ZAR1,567.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,381.66
|
$94.42
ZAR1,732.95
|
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