Cost of living comparison
Russia is 38.5% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Russia instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,735.92
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft495.76
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft399.85
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft561.03
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,336.81
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,969.99
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,225.53
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft927.65
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft271.13
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft335.25
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft332.41
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft632.05
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.09
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft227.88
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,661.28
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,140.35
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,381,811.97
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,483.10
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
Budapest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,703.57
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft213,635.44
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft162,678.18
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,574.81
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft150,986.26
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,741,409.46
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft853.92
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft777.03
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,241.55
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,820.75
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,796.51
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,730.48
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft30,983.17
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,804.13
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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