Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 6.3% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.07
|
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.84
|
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.32
|
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.41
|
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,903.31
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.60
|
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.54
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€672.59
|
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€495.54
|
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€212.68
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
|
pay 28.9% more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€345.44
|
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,410.88
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.26
|
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.37
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.40
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.96
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.08
|
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
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