Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 31.8% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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