Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 0.5% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,233
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,028
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD261
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD176
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD566
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD558
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD298
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD351
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD59
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD90
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD83
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD118
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD770
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,261
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,152,705
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,067
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,099
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD94,280
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD58,165
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,649
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 25.3% more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,552
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD869,043
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD339
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD275
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD462
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,098
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD822
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,960
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,336
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD12,012
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD14,114
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
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