Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 39.0% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Praia, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
|
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
|
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
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