Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 28.0% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Budapest instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Budapest
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
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