Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 30.5% cheaper than Oslo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.9% less in Budapest
- Groceries
-
pay 46.3% less in Budapest
- Transportation
-
pay 39.5% less in Budapest
- Housing
-
pay 55.0% less in Budapest
- Childcare
-
pay 47.9% more in Budapest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.1% less in Budapest
- Clothing
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pay 25.6% less in Budapest
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Budapest.
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
NOK226.36
|
$10.52
HUF3,797.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK127.80
|
$7.89
HUF2,847.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK37.69
|
$1.53
HUF550.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK29.21
|
$1.18
HUF426.88
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK33.77
|
$1.48
HUF534.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK66.43
|
$4.42
HUF1,593.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK81.68
|
$3.98
HUF1,436.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK46.69
|
$2.43
HUF877.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK70.53
|
$2.44
HUF880.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK15.00
|
$0.71
HUF255.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK10.76
|
$0.80
HUF287.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK14.85
|
$0.81
HUF291.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK22.74
|
$1.17
HUF423.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.22
|
$0.51
HUF183.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK10.80
|
$0.55
HUF197.48
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK80.42
|
$6.17
HUF2,227.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK846.00
|
$23.54
HUF8,496.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK377,259.68
|
$26,962.74
HUF9,730,582.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK213.15
|
$12.15
HUF4,385.88
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK548.05
|
$17.98
HUF6,490.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK14,875.35
|
$642.83
HUF231,991.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK11,789.37
|
$478.04
HUF172,520.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,862.19
|
$105.42
HUF38,044.94
|
|
pay 47.9% more for childcare
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,676.97
|
$423.92
HUF152,987.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK83,460.85
|
$10,554.11
HUF3,808,873.29
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK103.75
|
$2.63
HUF949.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK45.17
|
$2.37
HUF856.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK150.90
|
$5.98
HUF2,159.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK478.20
|
$49.31
HUF17,796.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK157.98
|
$7.63
HUF2,753.04
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,017.33
|
$74.81
HUF26,998.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK515.22
|
$36.73
HUF13,254.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,164.72
|
$86.74
HUF31,301.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,384.54
|
$93.52
HUF33,750.14
|
|
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