Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 32.7% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
|
$10.16
Ft3,739.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$1.35
Ft496.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$1.09
Ft400.22
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Charlotte Amalie
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.50
|
$1.53
Ft561.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.50
|
$6.36
Ft2,338.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.84
|
$5.36
Ft1,971.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.83
|
$3.33
Ft1,226.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.44
|
$2.52
Ft928.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.74
Ft271.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.91
Ft335.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.90
Ft332.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.72
Ft632.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.55
Ft202.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.62
Ft228.09
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
|
$7.24
Ft2,663.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.59
Ft10,149.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
|
$28,243.49
Ft10,391,344.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.20
Ft4,487.22
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.67
|
$15.52
Ft5,708.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$581.19
Ft213,831.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,416.67
|
$442.56
Ft162,827.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$126.71
Ft46,617.58
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Charlotte Amalie
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
$410.75
Ft151,124.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$10,178.42
Ft3,744,844.67
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Charlotte Amalie
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.32
Ft854.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.11
Ft777.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
|
$6.10
Ft2,243.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$53.92
Ft19,838.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$81.06
Ft29,823.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$37.35
Ft13,743.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.00
|
$84.29
Ft31,011.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$100.12
Ft36,837.92
|
|
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