Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.4 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Praia, you would:
pay 67.7% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
|
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