Cost of living comparison
Italy is 20.0% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Italy instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,735.92
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft495.76
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft399.85
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft561.03
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,336.81
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,969.99
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,225.53
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft927.65
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft271.13
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft335.25
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft332.41
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft632.05
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.09
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft227.88
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,661.28
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,140.35
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,381,811.97
|
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,483.10
|
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
Budapest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,703.57
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft213,635.44
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft162,678.18
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,574.81
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft150,986.26
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,741,409.46
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft853.92
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft777.03
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,241.55
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,820.75
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,796.51
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,730.48
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft30,983.17
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,804.13
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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