Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 43.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Budapest instead of London, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
London
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.85
|
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.00
|
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.64
|
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
London
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.73
|
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.99
|
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.36
|
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.16
|
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.17
|
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.38
|
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.57
|
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
London
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.66
|
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£198.54
|
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.93
|
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
London
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
London
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.45
|
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.59
|
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£46.40
|
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
London
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£97.06
|
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
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