Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 21.6% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
$10.74
CRC5,590.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
$9.76
CRC5,082.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
$2.01
CRC1,048.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
$1.50
CRC780.91
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
Budapest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
$2.66
CRC1,386.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
$4.50
CRC2,343.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
$7.34
CRC3,823.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
$3.25
CRC1,692.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
$4.56
CRC2,374.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
$2.28
CRC1,186.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
$0.63
CRC329.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
$1.30
CRC678.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
$1.28
CRC667.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
$1.23
CRC640.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
$1.08
CRC561.83
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Budapest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
$5.59
CRC2,911.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
$38.19
CRC19,886.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,465,894.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
$13.67
CRC7,116.88
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
Budapest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
$47.58
CRC24,774.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
$701.17
CRC365,064.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
$443.75
CRC231,040.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
$54.88
CRC28,572.76
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Budapest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
$463.64
CRC241,398.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,581,287.05
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
$3.47
CRC1,804.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
$3.56
CRC1,855.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
$4.59
CRC2,388.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
$58.91
CRC30,670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
$7.81
CRC4,065.65
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
Budapest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
$83.78
CRC43,618.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
$52.26
CRC27,208.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
$126.81
CRC66,021.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
$119.58
CRC62,257.98
|
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