Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 3.5% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
|
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