Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 24.3% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
|
pay 62.8% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
|
pay 11.7% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
|
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