Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 11.5% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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