Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 42.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 86.5% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 43.6% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
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