Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 14.3% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.22
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.58
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.71
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.09
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.11
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.42
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.99
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.85
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.49
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.53
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.29
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.14
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.09
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.05
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.99
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.36
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON121,227.60
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.12
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 36.2% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.69
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,611.86
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,815.37
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON546.18
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,218.60
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,162.54
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.06
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.44
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.12
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON231.23
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.16
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON361.48
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.99
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON374.28
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON461.59
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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