Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 38.5% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Paris, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.93
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.77
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.72
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.39
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.33
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.48
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.13
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.65
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,876.90
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.73
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.71
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,344.53
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€988.03
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€158.08
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€762.97
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,159.76
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.15
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.90
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.90
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.81
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€101.20
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€143.45
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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