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Budapest vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 71.1% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 56.4% more in Budapest
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Budapest
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Budapest

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Budapest are more expensive than in Caracas. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Budapest.

Budapest vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Budapest instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 17.2% more for restaurants

	Caracas	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$11.93 HUF4,103.05	+8.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$8.94 HUF3,077.29	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$1.83 HUF630.73	+39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$1.36 HUF466.33	+31.9%
Average			+17.2%

Caracas vs. Budapest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Caracas	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$1.83 HUF628.51	-25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$5.49 HUF1,888.39	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$4.73 HUF1,628.69	-39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$3.28 HUF1,127.92	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$3.05 HUF1,050.74	-10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$0.95 HUF325.53	-64.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$0.94 HUF322.74	+4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$1.01 HUF347.36	-16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$1.68 HUF579.35	+67.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.56 HUF192.51	-52.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.60 HUF206.31	-43.6%
Average			-14.1%

Caracas vs. Budapest - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.4% more for transportation

	Caracas	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$7.01 HUF2,411.63	+270.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$26.83 HUF9,231.87	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$26,801.65 HUF9M	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$13.77 HUF4,739.03	-41.4%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Caracas	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$22.10 HUF7,602.40	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$762.27 HUF262K	+54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$595.85 HUF205K	+52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$115.90 HUF39,877.20	+615.9%
Average			+170.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$464.58 HUF160K	+244.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$12,648.55 HUF4M	+160.3%
Average			+202.2%

Caracas vs. Budapest - Cost of childcare

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pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.98 HUF1,025.76	+98.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$2.96 HUF1,017.51	+11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$7.16 HUF2,461.83	+43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$66.02 HUF22,715.88	+4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$9.24 HUF3,179.87	+54.0%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Caracas	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$95.35 HUF32,807.05	+67.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$41.51 HUF14,280.92	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$100.47 HUF34,567.97	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$108.87 HUF37,458.05	-1.6%
Average			+23.1%

Caracas vs. Budapest - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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