Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 69.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 53.6% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 75.9% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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