Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 82.2% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,735.92
|
$21.99
€20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft495.76
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft399.85
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft561.03
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,336.81
|
$10.86
€10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,969.99
|
$5.35
€5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,225.53
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft927.65
|
$5.60
€5.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft271.13
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft335.25
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft332.41
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft632.05
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.09
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft227.88
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
pay 48.8% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,661.28
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,140.35
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,381,811.97
|
$27,893.04
€26,076.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,483.10
|
$31.06
€29.04
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,703.57
|
$55.71
€52.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft213,635.44
|
$1,774.61
€1,659.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft162,678.18
|
$1,468.68
€1,373.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,574.81
|
$204.06
€190.77
|
|
pay 95.5% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft150,986.26
|
$854.36
€798.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,741,409.46
|
$18,641.72
€17,427.86
|
|
pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft853.92
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft777.03
|
$3.94
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,241.55
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,820.75
|
$47.17
€44.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,796.51
|
$75.61
€70.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,730.48
|
$39.58
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft30,983.17
|
$107.51
€100.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,804.13
|
$124.74
€116.62
|
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