Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 51.5% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£36.08
|
$10.52
HUF4,156.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.25
|
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.26
|
$1.53
HUF602.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£2.00
|
$1.18
HUF467.23
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
$1.48
HUF584.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.25
|
$4.42
HUF1,744.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.25
|
$3.98
HUF1,571.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.29
|
$2.43
HUF960.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.53
|
$2.44
HUF963.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.51
|
$0.71
HUF279.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.11
|
$0.80
HUF314.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.81
HUF318.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.46
|
$1.17
HUF463.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.51
HUF201.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.15
|
$0.55
HUF216.14
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.33
|
$6.17
HUF2,438.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.60
|
$23.54
HUF9,299.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,160.38
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£41.11
|
$12.15
HUF4,800.42
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.89
|
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,443.00
|
$642.83
HUF253,917.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,369.38
|
$478.04
HUF188,825.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£133.68
|
$105.42
HUF41,640.81
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,855.29
|
$423.92
HUF167,447.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,491.45
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.18
|
$2.63
HUF1,039.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$2.37
HUF937.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.37
|
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£59.09
|
$49.31
HUF19,478.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.43
|
$7.63
HUF3,013.25
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.88
|
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£55.32
|
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£96.63
|
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£161.48
|
$93.52
HUF36,940.08
|
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