Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 38.3% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.7% less in Budapest
- Groceries
-
pay 27.0% less in Budapest
- Transportation
-
pay 45.1% less in Budapest
- Housing
-
pay 65.6% less in Budapest
- Childcare
-
pay 29.1% less in Budapest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.8% less in Budapest
- Clothing
-
pay 15.5% less in Budapest
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and groceries are lower in Budapest.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.20
|
$10.52
HUF3,565.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$7.89
HUF2,674.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.09
|
$1.53
HUF517.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.65
|
$1.18
HUF400.86
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
$1.48
HUF501.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.06
|
$4.42
HUF1,496.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.52
|
$3.98
HUF1,348.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.58
|
$2.43
HUF824.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.94
|
$2.44
HUF827.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.94
|
$0.71
HUF239.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.80
HUF270.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.08
|
$0.81
HUF273.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$1.17
HUF397.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.51
HUF172.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.55
HUF185.44
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.11
|
$6.17
HUF2,091.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€104.64
|
$23.54
HUF7,978.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,371.25
|
$26,962.74
HUF9,137,401.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.47
|
$12.15
HUF4,118.52
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Dublin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.39
|
$17.98
HUF6,094.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,815.38
|
$642.83
HUF217,848.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,551.19
|
$478.04
HUF162,003.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€182.23
|
$105.42
HUF35,725.71
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,110.46
|
$423.92
HUF143,661.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,189.26
|
$10,554.11
HUF3,576,682.83
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$2.63
HUF891.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.68
|
$2.37
HUF804.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
$5.98
HUF2,028.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€47.76
|
$49.31
HUF16,711.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$7.63
HUF2,585.22
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.56
|
$74.81
HUF25,352.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€34.89
|
$36.73
HUF12,446.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€82.96
|
$86.74
HUF29,393.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.01
|
$93.52
HUF31,692.72
|
|
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