Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.2 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 95.0% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
pay 44.5% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
|
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