Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.3 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.140
|
$10.52
HUF4,096.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.180
|
$7.89
HUF3,072.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$1.53
HUF593.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.070
|
$1.18
HUF460.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.48
HUF576.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.310
|
$4.42
HUF1,719.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.430
|
$3.98
HUF1,549.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.890
|
$2.43
HUF946.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.550
|
$2.44
HUF950.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
$0.71
HUF275.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$0.80
HUF310.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.580
|
$0.81
HUF314.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.970
|
$1.17
HUF456.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.51
HUF198.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.55
HUF213.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.660
|
$6.17
HUF2,402.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.410
|
$23.54
HUF9,165.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,410.740
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,496,593.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.200
|
$12.15
HUF4,731.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.410
|
$17.98
HUF7,001.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND805.010
|
$642.83
HUF250,253.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND549.940
|
$478.04
HUF186,101.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.350
|
$105.42
HUF41,039.92
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND307.420
|
$423.92
HUF165,030.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,242.650
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,108,715.59
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.820
|
$2.63
HUF1,024.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.070
|
$2.37
HUF924.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.120
|
$5.98
HUF2,329.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND97.800
|
$49.31
HUF19,197.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.180
|
$7.63
HUF2,969.77
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND145.800
|
$74.81
HUF29,123.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND168.220
|
$36.73
HUF14,298.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND291.850
|
$86.74
HUF33,765.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND240.690
|
$93.52
HUF36,407.02
|
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