Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 21.8% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Budapest instead of France, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
France
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.77
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
France
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.49
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
France
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.95
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.13
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
France
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€722.72
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€567.41
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
France
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€656.51
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.73
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.43
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.98
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
France
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€117.45
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
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