Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 66.0% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
|
Harare
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Harare
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 75.8% more for housing
|
Harare
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
|
Harare
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 70.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
|
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