Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 26.4% cheaper than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.9% less in Budapest
- Groceries
-
pay 41.5% less in Budapest
- Transportation
-
pay 21.3% less in Budapest
- Housing
-
pay 47.6% less in Budapest
- Childcare
-
pay 11.2% more in Budapest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.6% less in Budapest
- Clothing
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pay 19.4% less in Budapest
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Budapest.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$10.52
HUF3,797.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
$7.89
HUF2,847.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.48
|
$1.53
HUF550.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.11
|
$1.18
HUF426.88
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.61
|
$1.48
HUF534.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.33
|
$4.42
HUF1,593.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.37
|
$3.98
HUF1,436.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
$2.43
HUF877.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.68
|
$2.44
HUF880.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.04
|
$0.71
HUF255.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.90
|
$0.80
HUF287.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.27
|
$0.81
HUF291.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.76
|
$1.17
HUF423.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.51
HUF183.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.77
|
$0.55
HUF197.48
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.89
|
$6.17
HUF2,227.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€37.45
|
$23.54
HUF8,496.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€24,863.94
|
$26,962.74
HUF9,730,582.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.13
|
$12.15
HUF4,385.88
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€32.75
|
$17.98
HUF6,490.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€992.19
|
$642.83
HUF231,991.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€724.11
|
$478.04
HUF172,520.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€218.63
|
$105.42
HUF38,044.94
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€245.23
|
$423.92
HUF152,987.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,995.46
|
$10,554.11
HUF3,808,873.29
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.80
|
$2.63
HUF949.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.77
|
$2.37
HUF856.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.05
|
$5.98
HUF2,159.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€40.73
|
$49.31
HUF17,796.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.52
|
$7.63
HUF2,753.04
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€93.63
|
$74.81
HUF26,998.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€39.15
|
$36.73
HUF13,254.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€85.48
|
$86.74
HUF31,301.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€110.27
|
$93.52
HUF33,750.14
|
|
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