Cost of living comparison
London is 2.7 times more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in London instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 73.5% more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
$5.65
£4.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
$6.31
£5.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
$4.26
£3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
$7.39
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
$258.31
£204.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
$35.26
£27.94
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
$8.27
£6.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
$65.66
£52.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
$16.14
£12.79
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
$135.36
£107.28
|
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