Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 97.4% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 50.1% more for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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