Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 37.2% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.59
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.69
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.50
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.71
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.29
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.86
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.81
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.79
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.39
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$4.01
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.75
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.23
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.59
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.47
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.42
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 16.8% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.65
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$260.49
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$122,373.53
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$46.35
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 53.6% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$110.60
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,983.93
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,150.85
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$338.98
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 6.9% more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,978.37
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$49,208.99
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.20
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.36
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.24
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$123.28
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.75
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$237.25
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$234.45
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$391.83
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$322.76
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
|
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