Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 40.4% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.84
|
$10.16
Ft3,735.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.14
|
$1.35
Ft495.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.26
|
$1.09
Ft399.85
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
$1.53
Ft561.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.83
|
$6.36
Ft2,336.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.92
|
$5.36
Ft1,969.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
$3.33
Ft1,225.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.55
|
$2.52
Ft927.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.25
|
$0.74
Ft271.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.91
Ft335.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.44
|
$0.90
Ft332.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.78
|
$1.72
Ft632.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.79
|
$0.55
Ft202.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.47
|
$0.62
Ft227.88
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.35
|
$7.24
Ft2,661.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$153.17
|
$27.59
Ft10,140.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,633.61
|
$28,243.49
Ft10,381,811.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.38
|
$12.20
Ft4,483.10
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Canberra
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
$15.52
Ft5,703.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,792.62
|
$581.19
Ft213,635.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,287.70
|
$442.56
Ft162,678.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$280.51
|
$126.71
Ft46,574.81
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,580.88
|
$410.75
Ft150,986.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,757.15
|
$10,178.42
Ft3,741,409.46
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.25
|
$2.32
Ft853.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.73
|
$2.11
Ft777.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
$6.10
Ft2,241.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.02
|
$53.92
Ft19,820.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.42
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
$81.06
Ft29,796.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
$37.35
Ft13,730.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$206.03
|
$84.29
Ft30,983.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$280.36
|
$100.12
Ft36,804.13
|
|
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