Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 18.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Poland, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Poland
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Poland
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 59.1% more for childcare
Poland
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Poland
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
|
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