Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.7% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.00
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.44
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.38
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.96
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.60
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.63
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.55
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.16
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.08
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.79
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.27
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.97
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON499.93
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
|
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