Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 59.5% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.1% less in Budapest
- Groceries
-
pay 47.6% less in Budapest
- Transportation
-
pay 27.5% less in Budapest
- Housing
-
pay 77.6% less in Budapest
- Childcare
-
pay 77.5% less in Budapest
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 64.0% less in Budapest
- Clothing
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pay 63.5% less in Budapest
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Budapest.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€19.22
|
$10.52
HUF3,911.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.33
|
$7.89
HUF2,933.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.30
|
$1.53
HUF567.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.51
|
$1.18
HUF439.75
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.04
|
$1.48
HUF550.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.39
|
$4.42
HUF1,641.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.53
|
$3.98
HUF1,479.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.27
|
$2.43
HUF904.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.38
|
$2.44
HUF907.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.71
HUF262.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.80
HUF296.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.81
HUF300.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.65
|
$1.17
HUF435.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.51
HUF189.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$0.55
HUF203.43
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.86
|
$6.17
HUF2,294.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€21.68
|
$23.54
HUF8,752.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€42,550.74
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,023,936.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€18.72
|
$12.15
HUF4,518.11
|
|
pay 77.6% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€56.17
|
$17.98
HUF6,686.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,434.11
|
$642.83
HUF238,984.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,912.90
|
$478.04
HUF177,721.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€216.12
|
$105.42
HUF39,191.91
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,921.69
|
$423.92
HUF157,599.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€39,296.18
|
$10,554.11
HUF3,923,702.02
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.88
|
$2.63
HUF977.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.09
|
$2.37
HUF882.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.32
|
$5.98
HUF2,224.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€474.26
|
$49.31
HUF18,332.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.83
|
$7.63
HUF2,836.04
|
|
pay 63.5% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€160.39
|
$74.81
HUF27,812.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€69.23
|
$36.73
HUF13,654.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€201.53
|
$86.74
HUF32,245.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€575.52
|
$93.52
HUF34,767.63
|
|
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