Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 80.9% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 72.6% more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
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