Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 31.4% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$9.44
₩13,025
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
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