Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 14.0% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Budapest, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
|
Budapest
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
|
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