Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 0.3% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Victoria
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
|
pay 99.1% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
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