Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.6 times more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
$25.99
€23.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
$5.09
€4.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
$7.17
€6.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$4.81
€4.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
$8.64
€7.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
$23.83
€21.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
$46,760.68
€43,000.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$20.58
€18.92
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
$61.73
€56.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
$8,169.63
€7,512.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
$6,497.92
€5,975.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$237.50
€218.40
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
$2,111.82
€1,942.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
$43,184.11
€39,711.38
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$521.19
€479.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
$162.81
€149.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
$187.00
€171.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$632.46
€581.60
|
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