Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 53.5% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Budapest instead of George Town, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
George Town
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
George Town
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
George Town
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
George Town
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
George Town
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
|
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