Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 50.3% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Lima, you would:
pay 81.3% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
|
pay 92.6% more for childcare
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
|
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