Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 52.7% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Budapest instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
$10.16
Ft3,735.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.35
Ft495.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.09
Ft399.85
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
$1.53
Ft561.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
$6.36
Ft2,336.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$5.36
Ft1,969.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
$3.33
Ft1,225.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
$2.52
Ft927.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$0.74
Ft271.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.91
Ft335.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
$0.90
Ft332.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.72
Ft632.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.55
Ft202.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.62
Ft227.88
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
$7.24
Ft2,661.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
$27.59
Ft10,140.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
$28,243.49
Ft10,381,811.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
$12.20
Ft4,483.10
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
$15.52
Ft5,703.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
$581.19
Ft213,635.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
$442.56
Ft162,678.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
$126.71
Ft46,574.81
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
$410.75
Ft150,986.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
$10,178.42
Ft3,741,409.46
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$2.32
Ft853.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
$2.11
Ft777.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$6.10
Ft2,241.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
$53.92
Ft19,820.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
$7.26
Ft2,668.51
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$81.06
Ft29,796.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$37.35
Ft13,730.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$84.29
Ft30,983.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$100.12
Ft36,804.13
|
|
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