Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Hungary

Budapest vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 1.7% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 45.7% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 7.7% less in Budapest
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Budapest
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 69.9% more in Budapest

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Budapest are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Budapest. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Budapest.

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Budapest vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Budapest instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 42.0% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$13.77 HUF4,451.76	+86.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.17 HUF3,289.36	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.08 HUF673.49	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.83 HUF591.19	-5.9%
Average			+42.0%

St. George's vs. Budapest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

	St. George's	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.80 HUF580.67	-24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$5.57 HUF1,802.14	-19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$4.40 HUF1,421.11	-71.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.88 HUF1,253.03	-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.10 HUF1,003.00	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$0.85 HUF274.62	-86.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.94 HUF303.05	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$1.06 HUF341.51	+42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$1.73 HUF558.38	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.45 HUF144.57	-65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.46 HUF147.52	-72.6%
Average			-45.7%

St. George's vs. Budapest - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.7% less for transportation

	St. George's	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$7.07 HUF2,284.96	+34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$27.54 HUF8,903.52	-57.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$29,374.56 HUF9M	+13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.14 HUF4,570.47
Average			-7.7%

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	St. George's	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$23.57 HUF7,621.57	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$817.66 HUF264K	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$631.44 HUF204K	+44.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$132.77 HUF42,926.20	-30.9%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$539.65 HUF174K	+872.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$16,674.34 HUF5M	+400.7%
Average			+597.7%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.67 HUF1,187.14	+32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$3.35 HUF1,081.59	-23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.96 HUF2,572.13
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$67.07 HUF21,685.02	+81.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.33 HUF3,017.30	-15.9%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 69.9% more for clothing

	St. George's	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$100.01 HUF32,333.83	+184.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$42.98 HUF13,894.99	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$113.36 HUF36,650.47	+124.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$118.19 HUF38,210.94	+35.0%
Average			+69.9%

St. George's vs. Budapest - Cost of clothing

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