Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 22.7% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.1% less in Budapest
- Groceries
-
pay 20.8% less in Budapest
- Transportation
-
pay 24.3% less in Budapest
- Housing
-
pay 43.5% less in Budapest
- Childcare
-
pay 10.2% less in Budapest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.9% less in Budapest
- Clothing
-
pay 13.2% less in Budapest
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Budapest.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$10.52
HUF3,738.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$7.89
HUF2,803.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.45
|
$1.53
HUF542.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$1.18
HUF420.23
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$1.48
HUF525.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.09
|
$4.42
HUF1,568.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$3.98
HUF1,413.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
$2.43
HUF864.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$2.44
HUF866.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$0.71
HUF251.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.80
HUF283.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$0.81
HUF286.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.17
HUF416.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.51
HUF180.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.55
HUF194.40
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.97
|
$6.17
HUF2,192.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.71
|
$23.54
HUF8,364.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,451.19
|
$26,962.74
HUF9,579,051.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.10
|
$12.15
HUF4,317.58
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.01
|
$17.98
HUF6,389.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,291.93
|
$642.83
HUF228,378.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€945.23
|
$478.04
HUF169,833.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.37
|
$105.42
HUF37,452.48
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€499.19
|
$423.92
HUF150,604.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,856.33
|
$10,554.11
HUF3,749,559.18
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$2.63
HUF934.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.27
|
$2.37
HUF843.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$5.98
HUF2,126.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.92
|
$49.31
HUF17,519.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.43
|
$7.63
HUF2,710.17
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.60
|
$74.81
HUF26,577.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.73
|
$36.73
HUF13,048.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.09
|
$86.74
HUF30,814.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.77
|
$93.52
HUF33,224.57
|
|
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