Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 12.0% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,096.23
|
$9.19
RUB959.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,072.17
|
$5.10
RUB533.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF593.93
|
$1.07
RUB111.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF460.49
|
$0.49
RUB50.69
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF576.32
|
$0.62
RUB64.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,719.14
|
$4.41
RUB460.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,549.17
|
$3.57
RUB372.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF946.91
|
$1.52
RUB158.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF950.02
|
$1.99
RUB207.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF275.31
|
$0.68
RUB70.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF310.41
|
$0.67
RUB69.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF314.25
|
$0.72
RUB74.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF456.52
|
$1.12
RUB117.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF198.19
|
$0.25
RUB26.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF213.02
|
$0.21
RUB21.85
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,402.86
|
$2.22
RUB231.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,165.32
|
$28.58
RUB2,985.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,496,593.37
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,198,789.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,731.15
|
$5.82
RUB607.77
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
|
Budapest
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,001.32
|
$6.38
RUB666.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF250,253.81
|
$960.52
RUB100,336.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF186,101.13
|
$583.26
RUB60,928.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,039.92
|
$86.66
RUB9,052.54
|
|
pay 4.4% more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF165,030.87
|
$466.53
RUB48,734.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,108,715.59
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,087,806.94
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,024.06
|
$3.06
RUB319.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF924.00
|
$2.52
RUB263.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,329.73
|
$2.45
RUB255.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,197.36
|
$32.34
RUB3,378.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,969.77
|
$5.10
RUB533.13
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,123.55
|
$81.16
RUB8,477.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,298.31
|
$42.31
RUB4,419.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,765.96
|
$108.95
RUB11,381.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,407.02
|
$101.97
RUB10,651.89
|
|
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