Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 10.0% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.35
|
$10.52
HUF4,156.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$1.53
HUF602.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$1.18
HUF467.23
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.48
HUF584.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.11
|
$4.42
HUF1,744.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.97
|
$3.98
HUF1,571.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$2.43
HUF960.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$2.44
HUF963.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.63
|
$0.71
HUF279.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.67
|
$0.80
HUF314.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.81
HUF318.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.42
|
$1.17
HUF463.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$0.51
HUF201.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.55
HUF216.14
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$6.17
HUF2,438.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.83
|
$23.54
HUF9,299.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,917.30
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.90
|
$12.15
HUF4,800.42
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.47
|
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.88
|
$642.83
HUF253,917.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€570.34
|
$478.04
HUF188,825.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.42
|
$105.42
HUF41,640.81
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€534.53
|
$423.92
HUF167,447.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,155.27
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$2.63
HUF1,039.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$2.37
HUF937.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.61
|
$49.31
HUF19,478.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$7.63
HUF3,013.25
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€79.02
|
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.58
|
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.66
|
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.74
|
$93.52
HUF36,940.08
|
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