Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 36.8% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Paris, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$10.16
Ft3,759.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$7.26
Ft2,685.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.35
Ft498.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$1.09
Ft402.41
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$1.53
Ft564.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$6.36
Ft2,351.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$5.36
Ft1,982.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$3.33
Ft1,233.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.00
|
$2.52
Ft933.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.74
Ft272.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.91
Ft337.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$0.90
Ft334.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.72
Ft636.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.55
Ft203.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.62
Ft229.33
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$7.24
Ft2,678.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.62
|
$27.59
Ft10,205.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$28,243.49
Ft10,448,113.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.53
|
$12.20
Ft4,511.73
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$15.52
Ft5,739.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
$581.19
Ft214,999.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
$442.56
Ft163,717.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
$126.71
Ft46,872.25
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.51
|
$410.75
Ft151,950.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
$10,178.42
Ft3,765,303.30
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$2.32
Ft859.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$2.11
Ft781.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$6.10
Ft2,255.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.82
|
$53.92
Ft19,947.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$7.26
Ft2,685.56
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
$81.06
Ft29,986.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
$37.35
Ft13,818.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
$84.29
Ft31,181.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.32
|
$100.12
Ft37,039.17
|
|
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