Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 17.2% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Budapest instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
|
San Jose
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
|
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