Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 9.0% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
|
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