Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 15.7% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.78
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.45
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.04
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.11
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€37.74
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€24,939.35
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.88
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.35
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€703.05
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€576.57
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€213.66
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€461.56
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,206.52
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.02
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€41.74
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€78.81
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.10
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€98.33
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€115.39
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
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