Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.4 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH183.72
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.80
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.52
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.43
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.41
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.02
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.70
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.65
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.63
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.89
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.51
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.77
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.57
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.65
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.95
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH150.68
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH281.87
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH756,270.95
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.39
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.16
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,254.60
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,153.80
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,449.67
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,237.34
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,109.26
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.58
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.09
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.96
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH744.26
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.66
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,594.71
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,204.65
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,563.04
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,904.26
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
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