Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 81.0% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Budapest instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
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St. George's
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 4.9% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 74.7% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
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