Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 37.0% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 53.3% more for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$34.33
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$40.05
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$7.07
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.67
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$10.46
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$30.47
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$24.08
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$14.01
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$9.47
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$5.52
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.57
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.80
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.93
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.86
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$3.40
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$24.35
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$279.21
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$148,760.43
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$47.37
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 70.6% more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$120.79
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,356.57
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,422.76
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$315.77
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$3,115.07
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$71,519.44
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$11.44
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$11.44
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$13.16
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$153.50
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$45.77
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$336.75
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$264.81
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$385.71
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$366.07
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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