Cost of living comparison

Berlin, Germany

compared to

Szekesfehervar, Hungary

Szekesfehervar vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Szekesfehervar is 46.7% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% less in Szekesfehervar
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Szekesfehervar
Transportation: pay 41.0% less in Szekesfehervar
Housing: pay 70.5% less in Szekesfehervar
Childcare: pay 39.5% less in Szekesfehervar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% less in Szekesfehervar
Clothing: pay 40.7% less in Szekesfehervar

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Szekesfehervar.

Szekesfehervar vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Szekesfehervar instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 51.7% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Szekesfehervar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.10	$9.86 HUF3,493.88	-38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.79 €10.34	$7.37 HUF2,608.76	-37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.53	$1.14 HUF402.73	-60.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 €2.49	$0.85 HUF302.80	-69.9%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Berlin	Szekesfehervar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.72	$1.58 HUF559.02	-19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 €5.84	$4.22 HUF1,495.22	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.57 €4.01	$4.27 HUF1,512.32	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.88	$2.83 HUF1,002.51	-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.74	$2.20 HUF780.57	-59.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.18	$0.74 HUF260.47	-45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.80 HUF285.12	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.88	$0.72 HUF253.46	-28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.62	$1.32 HUF467.83	-28.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.72	$0.48 HUF168.94	-42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.70	$0.59 HUF210.46	-25.4%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 41.0% less for transportation

	Berlin	Szekesfehervar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.30	$5.94 HUF2,103.78	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.52 €46.07	$21.04 HUF7,453.61	-59.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,799.21 €27,892.84	$22,359.34 HUF7,919,455.55	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.37 €25.76	$12.63 HUF4,472.16	-57.0%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 70.5% less for housing

	Berlin	Szekesfehervar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.99 €39.46	$14.91 HUF5,279.64	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,278.77 €1,121.68	$328.81 HUF116,462.58	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$938.86 €823.53	$263.05 HUF93,170.07	-72.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.55 €231.17	$82.40 HUF29,184.45	-68.7%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

	Berlin	Szekesfehervar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.98 €269.27	$203.86 HUF72,206.80	-33.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,639.17 €8,455.05	$5,261.02 HUF1,863,401.30	-45.4%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Szekesfehervar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €3.76	$1.18 HUF419.27	-72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 €3.49	$1.74 HUF614.92	-56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.11 €7.99	$6.05 HUF2,142.91	-33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.89 €33.23	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 €11.99	$5.52 HUF1,956.57	-59.6%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 40.7% less for clothing

	Berlin	Szekesfehervar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.49 €74.99	$55.24 HUF19,565.71	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.99 €35.95	$21.04 HUF7,453.61	-48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.49 €83.76	$65.76 HUF23,292.52	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.30 €121.31	$72.34 HUF25,621.77	-47.7%
Average			-40.7%

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