Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 2.1 times more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
$37.84
£29.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
$2.84
£2.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$2.29
£1.77
|
|
pay 67.4% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
$5.49
£4.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
$7.51
£5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$5.39
£4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$1.95
£1.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$0.86
£0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$1.80
£1.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$1.43
£1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$0.92
£0.72
|
|
pay 90.8% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
$7.04
£5.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
$65.58
£50.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$41.21
£31.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
$6.94
£5.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
$4.76
£3.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$76.30
£59.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$16.40
£12.69
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$122.97
£95.17
|
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