Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 17.7% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.67
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.91
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.41
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.31
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.78
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.23
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€66.66
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,275.85
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.57
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.01
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,019.97
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€814.50
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€83.59
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€309.01
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,737.81
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.01
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.47
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.21
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€41.79
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.02
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.16
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.09
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€72.82
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.11
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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