Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 82.3% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
Peru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
|
pay 35.9% more for transportation
Peru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Peru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
pay 64.2% more for clothing
Peru
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
|
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