Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 45.0% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 59.8% more for childcare
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Lima
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
|
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