Cost of living comparison

Puerto Rico

compared to

Hungary

Budapest vs. San Juan Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 28.1% cheaper than San Juan.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% less in Budapest
Groceries: pay 48.7% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in Budapest
Housing: pay 43.8% less in Budapest
Childcare: pay 6.5% less in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Budapest

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Budapest are more expensive than in San Juan. Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Budapest.

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Budapest vs. San Juan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Budapest instead of San Juan, you would:

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pay 7.7% less for restaurants

	San Juan	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.13	$13.77 HUF4,451.76	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.19	$10.17 HUF3,289.36	+10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87	$2.08 HUF673.49	+11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48	$1.83 HUF591.19	+24.0%
Average			-7.7%

San Juan vs. Budapest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.7% less for groceries

	San Juan	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$3.63	$1.80 HUF580.67	-50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27	$5.57 HUF1,802.14	-11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.20	$4.40 HUF1,421.11	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.41	$3.88 HUF1,253.03	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37	$3.10 HUF1,003.00	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30	$0.85 HUF274.62	-63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$0.94 HUF303.05	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$1.06 HUF341.51	-52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.18	$1.73 HUF558.38	-20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.71	$0.45 HUF144.57	-73.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.79	$0.46 HUF147.52	-74.6%
Average			-48.7%

San Juan vs. Budapest - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	San Juan	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60	$7.07 HUF2,284.96	+53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$27.54 HUF8,903.52	-8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,000.00	$29,374.56 HUF9M	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50	$14.14 HUF4,570.47	-2.5%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 43.8% less for housing

	San Juan	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.79	$23.57 HUF7,621.57	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,813.12	$817.66 HUF264K	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$834.00	$631.44 HUF204K	-24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$245.59	$132.77 HUF42,926.20	-45.9%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 6.5% less for childcare

	San Juan	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$821.00	$539.65 HUF174K	-34.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,527.31	$16,674.34 HUF5M	+33.1%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	San Juan	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00	$3.67 HUF1,187.14	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60	$3.35 HUF1,081.59	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$7.96 HUF2,572.13	-33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.99	$67.07 HUF21,685.02	+63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50	$9.33 HUF3,017.30	-11.1%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	San Juan	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.25	$100.01 HUF32,333.83	+77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.25	$42.98 HUF13,894.99	-29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.75	$113.36 HUF36,650.47	+4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.75	$118.19 HUF38,210.94	+3.9%
Average			+7.8%

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