Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 20.5% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 46.9% more for housing
Budapest
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 99.3% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
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