Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.6 times more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Bern instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
$25.97
CHF22.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
$16.57
CHF14.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
$4.47
CHF3.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$4.05
CHF3.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
$3.27
CHF2.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
$11.92
CHF10.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
$7.39
CHF6.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$6.04
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$13.47
CHF11.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$1.39
CHF1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$1.09
CHF0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$1.28
CHF1.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$2.67
CHF2.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$1.02
CHF0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$0.95
CHF0.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
$7.69
CHF6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
$87.29
CHF75.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
$36,243.17
CHF31,324.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$51.82
CHF44.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
$52.19
CHF45.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,373.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
$1,151.02
CHF994.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$254.38
CHF219.86
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,530.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
$33,149.24
CHF28,650.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
$7.18
CHF6.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
$5.06
CHF4.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
$10.22
CHF8.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$76.47
CHF66.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$22.10
CHF19.10
|
|
pay 79.6% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
$146.65
CHF126.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
$61.69
CHF53.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
$159.53
CHF137.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$183.11
CHF158.26
|
|
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