Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Budapest, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Vatican City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Budapest
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Budapest
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Budapest
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Budapest
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Budapest
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
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