Cost of living comparison

United States

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Hungary

Budapest vs. Terre Haute Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 10.1% cheaper than Terre Haute.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Budapest
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Budapest
Housing: pay 20.3% less in Budapest
Childcare: pay 56.9% less in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 82.5% more in Budapest

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

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Budapest vs. Terre Haute Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Budapest instead of Terre Haute, you would:

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Terre Haute	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$13.77 HUF4,515.51	-31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$10.17 HUF3,336.46	+1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.66	$2.08 HUF683.14	-21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17	$1.83 HUF599.66	-15.6%
Average			-18.4%

Terre Haute vs. Budapest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Terre Haute	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90	$1.80 HUF588.99	-5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.24	$5.57 HUF1,827.95	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.77	$4.40 HUF1,441.46	+58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20	$3.88 HUF1,270.98	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.10 HUF1,017.37	-48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.85 HUF278.56	-64.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69	$0.94 HUF307.39	+35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.06 HUF346.40	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$1.73 HUF566.38	-21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90	$0.45 HUF146.64	-50.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10	$0.46 HUF149.63	-58.5%
Average			-23.3%

Terre Haute vs. Budapest - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Terre Haute	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.29	$7.07 HUF2,317.68	+114.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.54 HUF9,031.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.00	$29,374.56 HUF10M	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.45	$14.14 HUF4,635.93	-2.2%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 20.3% less for housing

	Terre Haute	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.13	$23.57 HUF7,730.72	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$950.00	$817.66 HUF268K	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$816.67	$631.44 HUF207K	-22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.87	$132.77 HUF43,540.93	-10.2%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 56.9% less for childcare

	Terre Haute	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,536.88	$539.65 HUF177K	-64.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,537.78	$16,674.34 HUF5M	-47.1%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Terre Haute	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$3.67 HUF1,204.14	-18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$3.35 HUF1,097.08	-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.06	$7.96 HUF2,608.96	-1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.00	$67.07 HUF21,995.56	+168.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.50	$9.33 HUF3,060.51	-18.8%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 82.5% more for clothing

	Terre Haute	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.50	$100.01 HUF32,796.87	+217.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.67	$42.98 HUF14,093.97	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.58	$113.36 HUF37,175.32	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.00	$118.19 HUF38,758.14	+269.3%
Average			+82.5%

Terre Haute vs. Budapest - Cost of clothing

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