Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 62.2% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Road Town
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Budapest
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
$4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
$8.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
$5.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
$1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
$3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
$2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
$4.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
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pay 3.3 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
$125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
$1,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
$1,366.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
$124.65
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
$10,320.00
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
$4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
$5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
$120.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
$130.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
$140.00
|
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