Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 25.9% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.73
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.69
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.32
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.33
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.11
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.13
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€49.80
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,157.16
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.85
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 54.7% less for housing
Berlin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.66
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,212.74
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€890.38
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€249.94
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 23.8% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€291.13
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,141.42
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.78
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€35.93
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.08
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€90.56
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.16
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
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