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Budapest vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 23.9% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 45.1% more in Budapest
Transportation: pay 3.5% less in Budapest
Housing: pay 2.0% less in Budapest
Childcare: pay 66.3% more in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Budapest

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Budapest are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including transportation and housing are lower in Budapest.

Budapest vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Budapest instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 26.0% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$11.93 HUF3,923.95	+10.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$8.94 HUF2,942.96	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$1.83 HUF603.19	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$1.36 HUF445.97	+77.7%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 45.1% more for groceries

	Beirut	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$1.83 HUF601.08	+144.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$5.49 HUF1,805.96	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$4.73 HUF1,557.60	-23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$3.28 HUF1,078.68	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$3.05 HUF1,004.88	-28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$0.95 HUF311.32	+3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$0.94 HUF308.66	+41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$1.01 HUF332.20	+67.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$1.68 HUF554.07	+233.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.56 HUF184.10	+34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.60 HUF197.30	+8.9%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 3.5% less for transportation

	Beirut	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$7.01 HUF2,306.37	+99.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$26.83 HUF8,828.89	-63.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$26,801.65 HUF8,819,082.72	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$13.77 HUF4,532.16	-27.5%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Beirut	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$22.10 HUF7,270.55	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$762.27 HUF250,825.02	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$595.85 HUF196,065.05	+60.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$115.90 HUF38,136.53	-16.8%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 66.3% more for childcare

	Beirut	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$464.58 HUF152,870.64	+28.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$12,648.55 HUF4,162,005.04	+104.4%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$2.98 HUF980.99	-25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$2.96 HUF973.10	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$7.16 HUF2,354.37	+180.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$66.02 HUF21,724.32	-0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$9.24 HUF3,041.06	-7.6%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Beirut	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$95.35 HUF31,375.00	+60.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$41.51 HUF13,657.55	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$100.47 HUF33,059.05	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$108.87 HUF35,822.98	+5.8%
Average			+8.2%

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