Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 55.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 83.0% more in Budapest
- Groceries
-
pay 9.5% more in Budapest
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0 times more in Budapest
- Housing
-
pay 23.1% less in Budapest
- Childcare
-
pay 2.7 times more in Budapest
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 57.5% more in Budapest
- Clothing
-
pay 9.6% less in Budapest
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Budapest are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Budapest. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Budapest.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB815.36
|
$10.52
HUF3,743.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB847.34
|
$7.89
HUF2,807.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB106.68
|
$1.53
HUF542.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB68.24
|
$1.18
HUF420.89
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB163.29
|
$1.48
HUF526.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB659.55
|
$4.42
HUF1,571.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB826.04
|
$3.98
HUF1,415.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB360.01
|
$2.43
HUF865.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB767.28
|
$2.44
HUF868.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB448.63
|
$0.71
HUF251.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB68.81
|
$0.80
HUF283.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB146.53
|
$0.81
HUF287.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB52.53
|
$1.17
HUF417.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB42.30
|
$0.51
HUF181.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB107.92
|
$0.55
HUF194.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB663.12
|
$6.17
HUF2,196.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,358.93
|
$23.54
HUF8,377.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,397,335.00
|
$26,962.74
HUF9,593,880.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB498.05
|
$12.15
HUF4,324.27
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB23,260.42
|
$17.98
HUF6,399.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB87,664.83
|
$642.83
HUF228,731.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB57,447.88
|
$478.04
HUF170,096.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,964.69
|
$105.42
HUF37,510.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB11,071.68
|
$423.92
HUF150,838.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,967,985.15
|
$10,554.11
HUF3,755,363.94
|
|
pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB135.89
|
$2.63
HUF935.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB156.24
|
$2.37
HUF844.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB543.57
|
$5.98
HUF2,129.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,311.26
|
$49.31
HUF17,546.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB910.49
|
$7.63
HUF2,714.37
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,568.18
|
$74.81
HUF26,618.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,214.65
|
$36.73
HUF13,068.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,791.01
|
$86.74
HUF30,862.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB16,215.03
|
$93.52
HUF33,276.00
|
|
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