Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 8.9% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 16.3% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
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