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
RON56.55
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
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