Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 5.3% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
Seoul
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
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