Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 18.5% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.98
|
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.22
|
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.34
|
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€857.62
|
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.08
|
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
|
pay 14.0% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.22
|
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.73
|
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.59
|
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.69
|
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
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