Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 35.9% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.63
|
$10.52
HUF4,120.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.10
|
$7.89
HUF3,090.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$1.53
HUF597.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$1.18
HUF463.20
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
$1.48
HUF579.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.29
|
$4.42
HUF1,729.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.93
|
$3.98
HUF1,558.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
$2.43
HUF952.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.03
|
$2.44
HUF955.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.71
HUF276.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
$0.80
HUF312.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
$0.81
HUF316.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$1.17
HUF459.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.51
HUF199.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.55
HUF214.28
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD10.98
|
$6.17
HUF2,417.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.16
|
$23.54
HUF9,219.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,739.79
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,558,472.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.72
|
$12.15
HUF4,759.04
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.52
|
$17.98
HUF7,042.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,683.66
|
$642.83
HUF251,729.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,668.74
|
$478.04
HUF187,198.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD162.95
|
$105.42
HUF41,281.86
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,596.52
|
$423.92
HUF166,003.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,729.14
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,132,937.28
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.04
|
$2.63
HUF1,030.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.32
|
$2.37
HUF929.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.96
|
$5.98
HUF2,343.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.17
|
$49.31
HUF19,310.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.14
|
$7.63
HUF2,987.28
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD88.99
|
$74.81
HUF29,295.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.53
|
$36.73
HUF14,382.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.77
|
$86.74
HUF33,965.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.79
|
$93.52
HUF36,621.65
|
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