Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 37.9% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Stockholm
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
$13.91
SEK146.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
$9.60
SEK101.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
$2.35
SEK24.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
$2.03
SEK21.34
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
$2.73
SEK28.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
$5.25
SEK55.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
$5.52
SEK58.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
$4.04
SEK42.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
$5.26
SEK55.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
$1.40
SEK14.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
$1.10
SEK11.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
$1.40
SEK14.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
$2.00
SEK21.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
$0.70
SEK7.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
$0.81
SEK8.58
|
|
pay 90.2% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
$6.93
SEK72.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
$94.59
SEK996.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
$28,656.21
SEK301,752.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
$27.82
SEK292.96
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
Budapest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
$29.19
SEK307.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
$1,509.41
SEK15,894.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
$932.71
SEK9,821.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
$115.02
SEK1,211.20
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
$136.93
SEK1,441.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
$6,986.40
SEK73,567.45
|
|
pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
$6.96
SEK73.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
$4.14
SEK43.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
$6.58
SEK69.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
$38.94
SEK410.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
$14.33
SEK150.88
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
$78.29
SEK824.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
$42.00
SEK442.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
$94.17
SEK991.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
$140.31
SEK1,477.44
|
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