Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 34.6% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 71.6% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 92.4% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
|
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