Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 3.5 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
|
pay 63.8% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
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