Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 40.7% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Paris, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$10.52
HUF4,156.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.93
|
$1.53
HUF602.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$1.18
HUF467.23
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.93
|
$1.48
HUF584.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.78
|
$4.42
HUF1,744.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.19
|
$3.98
HUF1,571.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$2.43
HUF960.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.07
|
$2.44
HUF963.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.71
HUF279.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.80
HUF314.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.81
HUF318.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.71
|
$1.17
HUF463.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.51
HUF201.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.55
HUF216.14
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.35
|
$6.17
HUF2,438.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.88
|
$23.54
HUF9,299.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,377.20
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.84
|
$12.15
HUF4,800.42
|
|
pay 49.6% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.30
|
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,312.39
|
$642.83
HUF253,917.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,014.95
|
$478.04
HUF188,825.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.81
|
$105.42
HUF41,640.81
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.92
|
$423.92
HUF167,447.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,302.82
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$2.63
HUF1,039.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$2.37
HUF937.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€35.02
|
$49.31
HUF19,478.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$7.63
HUF3,013.25
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.64
|
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.70
|
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€107.07
|
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€143.00
|
$93.52
HUF36,940.08
|
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