Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 20.6% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Germany, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.72
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.26
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.65
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.67
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.62
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€742.62
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€571.80
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.86
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.20
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.86
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.65
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.56
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
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