Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 15.4% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Germany, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Germany
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
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