Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 30.5% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 47.9% more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
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