Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 67.3% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
$2.54
€2.35
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
$4.96
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 46.4% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
$7.71
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
$53.87
€49.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
$22.76
€21.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
$873.71
€810.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Budapest
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
$944.84
€876.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
$34.17
€31.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
$132.04
€122.50
|
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