Cost of living comparison
Paris is 79.8% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Paris instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,750.63
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,679.02
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft497.71
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft401.43
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft563.24
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,346.02
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,977.75
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,230.36
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft931.30
|
$6.40
€6.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft272.19
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft336.57
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft333.72
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft634.54
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.88
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft228.78
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 78.3% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,671.76
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,180.29
|
$92.35
€86.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,422,694.42
|
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,500.76
|
$21.89
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,726.03
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft214,476.72
|
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft163,318.79
|
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,758.22
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
|
pay 89.8% more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft151,580.83
|
$830.08
€778.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,756,142.72
|
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
|
pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft857.29
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft780.09
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,250.38
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,898.81
|
$39.26
€36.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,679.02
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,913.84
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,784.55
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft31,105.17
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,949.06
|
$143.22
€134.38
|
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