Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 53.0% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,735.92
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft495.76
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft399.85
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Budapest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft561.03
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,336.81
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,969.99
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,225.53
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft927.65
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft271.13
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft335.25
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft332.41
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft632.05
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.09
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft227.88
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 64.2% more for transportation
Budapest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,661.28
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,140.35
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,381,811.97
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,483.10
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 89.5% more for housing
Budapest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,703.57
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft213,635.44
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft162,678.18
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,574.81
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Budapest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft150,986.26
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,741,409.46
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft853.92
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft777.03
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,241.55
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,820.75
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Budapest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,796.51
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,730.48
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft30,983.17
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,804.13
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
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