Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 40.5% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.58
|
$10.52
HUF4,156.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.78
|
$1.53
HUF602.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.45
|
$1.18
HUF467.23
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.49
|
$1.48
HUF584.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€7.17
|
$4.42
HUF1,744.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.76
|
$3.98
HUF1,571.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.12
|
$2.43
HUF960.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.43
|
$2.44
HUF963.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.12
|
$0.71
HUF279.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.80
HUF314.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.81
HUF318.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.33
|
$1.17
HUF463.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.51
HUF201.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.55
HUF216.14
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$6.17
HUF2,438.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€51.44
|
$23.54
HUF9,299.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,862.82
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.90
|
$12.15
HUF4,800.42
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€53.24
|
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,152.40
|
$642.83
HUF253,917.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€984.03
|
$478.04
HUF188,825.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€172.14
|
$105.42
HUF41,640.81
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€948.52
|
$423.92
HUF167,447.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€21,758.29
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.63
HUF1,039.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.85
|
$2.37
HUF937.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.26
|
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€36.56
|
$49.31
HUF19,478.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.63
|
$7.63
HUF3,013.25
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€92.59
|
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€49.26
|
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€110.39
|
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€137.60
|
$93.52
HUF36,940.08
|
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