Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.9 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.18
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.10
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.87
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹200.32
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹239.50
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.81
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹135.18
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.74
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.43
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.24
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.51
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.13
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.85
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹375.24
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,001.03
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,201,238.61
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹210.22
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹686.58
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,522.29
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,289.27
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,260.37
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,714.30
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,971.13
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.15
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.45
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,923.57
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.41
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,622.10
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,080.93
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,143.47
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,088.27
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
|
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