Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 5.1% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Santiago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Budapest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
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