Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 4.8 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 17.6 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
|
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