Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 26.1% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Australia, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.15
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.70
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Australia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.40
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.55
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.38
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.98
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.17
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Australia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.48
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$123.86
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.10
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Australia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
Australia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.64
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.62
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.52
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.11
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
|
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