Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.6% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
|
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