Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 5.8% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
|
pay 8.2% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
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