Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.1 times more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 99.1% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,739.35
|
$26.69
A$40.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
$10.01
A$15.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft496.21
|
$2.70
A$4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft400.22
|
$2.13
A$3.27
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft561.54
|
$2.29
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,338.96
|
$6.42
A$9.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,971.80
|
$6.48
A$9.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,226.66
|
$4.10
A$6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft928.50
|
$3.63
A$5.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft271.38
|
$1.47
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft335.56
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft332.71
|
$1.60
A$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft632.63
|
$2.47
A$3.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.27
|
$1.17
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft228.09
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 59.9% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,663.72
|
$5.45
A$8.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,149.66
|
$100.08
A$153.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,391,344.14
|
$20,016.00
A$30,718.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,487.22
|
$15.93
A$24.45
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,708.80
|
$68.64
A$105.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft213,831.60
|
$1,824.70
A$2,800.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft162,827.55
|
$1,494.78
A$2,294.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,617.58
|
$183.28
A$281.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Budapest
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft151,124.89
|
$1,686.35
A$2,588.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,744,844.67
|
$14,216.13
A$21,817.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft854.71
|
$8.01
A$12.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft777.74
|
$3.74
A$5.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,243.61
|
$23.35
A$35.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,838.95
|
$64.70
A$99.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
$13.34
A$20.48
|
|
pay 63.2% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,823.87
|
$93.52
A$143.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,743.08
|
$72.72
A$111.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft31,011.61
|
$134.62
A$206.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,837.92
|
$183.19
A$281.14
|
|
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