Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 74.3% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 40.9% more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
$15.16
NZ$25.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
$9.09
NZ$15.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
$2.49
NZ$4.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$2.16
NZ$3.63
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
$4.53
NZ$7.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
$7.33
NZ$12.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$5.27
NZ$8.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$0.93
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 89.0% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
$6.60
NZ$11.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
$115.94
NZ$194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
$30,007.11
NZ$50,326.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$16.83
NZ$28.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
$57.37
NZ$96.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,543.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,300.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$134.66
NZ$225.85
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
$777.00
NZ$1,303.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,631.73
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
$7.28
NZ$12.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
$3.39
NZ$5.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
$23.83
NZ$39.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$38.32
NZ$64.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$12.13
NZ$20.34
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
$80.07
NZ$134.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
$53.09
NZ$89.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
$124.73
NZ$209.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$129.08
NZ$216.48
|
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