Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 8.3% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
|
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