Cost of living comparison
Germany is 35.4% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Germany instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 67.7% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,750.63
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,679.02
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft497.71
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft401.43
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft563.24
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,346.02
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,977.75
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,230.36
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft931.30
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft272.19
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft336.57
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft333.72
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft634.54
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.88
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft228.78
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 64.1% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,671.76
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,180.29
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,422,694.42
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,500.76
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 66.3% more for housing
Budapest
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,726.03
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft214,476.72
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft163,318.79
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,758.22
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft151,580.83
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,756,142.72
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft857.29
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft780.09
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,250.38
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,898.81
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,679.02
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,913.84
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,784.55
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft31,105.17
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,949.06
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
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