Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 48.6% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Budapest instead of London, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.46
|
$10.52
HUF4,096.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.18
|
$7.89
HUF3,072.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.95
|
$1.53
HUF593.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$1.18
HUF460.49
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
|
London
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
$1.48
HUF576.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.47
|
$4.42
HUF1,719.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.00
|
$3.98
HUF1,549.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
$2.43
HUF946.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.37
|
$2.44
HUF950.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$0.71
HUF275.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.80
HUF310.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.81
HUF314.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.42
|
$1.17
HUF456.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$0.51
HUF198.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.55
HUF213.02
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
|
London
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.86
|
$6.17
HUF2,402.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£204.62
|
$23.54
HUF9,165.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,938.98
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,496,593.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.93
|
$12.15
HUF4,731.15
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
|
London
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.98
|
$17.98
HUF7,001.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,245.39
|
$642.83
HUF250,253.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,634.83
|
$478.04
HUF186,101.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£209.05
|
$105.42
HUF41,039.92
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
|
London
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,848.62
|
$423.92
HUF165,030.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,095.53
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,108,715.59
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.55
|
$2.63
HUF1,024.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.81
|
$2.37
HUF924.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.65
|
$5.98
HUF2,329.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.02
|
$49.31
HUF19,197.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.79
|
$7.63
HUF2,969.77
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
|
London
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£76.79
|
$74.81
HUF29,123.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.04
|
$36.73
HUF14,298.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.00
|
$86.74
HUF33,765.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.23
|
$93.52
HUF36,407.02
|
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