Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
|
pay 48.0% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
|
pay 62.4% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
|
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