Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 4.9% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.53
|
$11.29
HUF4,226.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.52
|
$8.47
HUF3,169.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.17
|
$1.65
HUF618.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.65
|
$1.26
HUF472.30
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.59
HUF594.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.89
|
$4.84
HUF1,811.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.32
|
$4.13
HUF1,546.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.52
HUF941.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.40
|
$2.59
HUF967.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.73
HUF271.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.85
HUF318.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.90
HUF337.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.41
HUF528.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.57
HUF213.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.62
HUF233.23
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.51
|
$6.74
HUF2,523.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.08
|
$26.82
HUF10,038.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,073.16
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,622,956.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.43
|
$13.04
HUF4,881.64
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.22
|
$17.90
HUF6,698.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€675.44
|
$643.77
HUF240,950.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€482.06
|
$500.61
HUF187,367.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€211.79
|
$123.00
HUF46,037.30
|
|
pay 30.1% more for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€417.44
|
$438.86
HUF164,258.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,073.91
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,001,387.11
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.01
|
$2.82
HUF1,056.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$2.36
HUF882.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.46
|
$6.21
HUF2,324.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€52.27
|
$51.95
HUF19,444.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.03
|
$7.76
HUF2,905.74
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€81.01
|
$80.02
HUF29,948.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.64
|
$34.09
HUF12,760.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€81.03
|
$92.91
HUF34,772.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€93.53
|
$100.47
HUF37,603.70
|
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