Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 11.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Italy, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.61
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Italy
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.68
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.14
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.44
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.62
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.30
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
Italy
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.17
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.49
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 2.3% less for childcare
Italy
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.11
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.05
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.65
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Italy
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.55
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
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