Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 90.6% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
|
pay 74.0% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
|
pay 61.5% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
|
pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
|
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