Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 11.1% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$541.41
|
$10.16
Ft3,739.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$393.75
|
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.18
|
$1.35
Ft496.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$56.98
|
$1.09
Ft400.22
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$96.98
|
$1.53
Ft561.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$221.60
|
$6.36
Ft2,338.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$162.00
|
$5.36
Ft1,971.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$138.27
|
$3.33
Ft1,226.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$167.42
|
$2.52
Ft928.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.61
|
$0.74
Ft271.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.22
|
$0.91
Ft335.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.34
|
$0.90
Ft332.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.50
|
$1.72
Ft632.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.43
|
$0.55
Ft202.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.39
|
$0.62
Ft228.09
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$286.16
|
$7.24
Ft2,663.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,771.89
|
$27.59
Ft10,149.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,575,012.08
|
$28,243.49
Ft10,391,344.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$733.37
|
$12.20
Ft4,487.22
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,554.61
|
$15.52
Ft5,708.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$22,855.58
|
$581.19
Ft213,831.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$18,867.97
|
$442.56
Ft162,827.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,246.04
|
$126.71
Ft46,617.58
|
|
pay 29.1% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,453.23
|
$410.75
Ft151,124.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$273,535.30
|
$10,178.42
Ft3,744,844.67
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$118.13
|
$2.32
Ft854.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$148.86
|
$2.11
Ft777.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$182.11
|
$6.10
Ft2,243.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,937.44
|
$53.92
Ft19,838.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$364.22
|
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,868.01
|
$81.06
Ft29,823.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,766.97
|
$37.35
Ft13,743.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,565.17
|
$84.29
Ft31,011.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,291.91
|
$100.12
Ft36,837.92
|
|
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