Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 14.3% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 36.2% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
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