Cost of living comparison

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Budapest vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 98.2% more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 22.3% more in Budapest
Transportation: pay 72.2% more in Budapest
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Budapest
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Budapest

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Budapest are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Budapest.

Budapest vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Budapest instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 98.2% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,598	$10.52 HUF4,242.91	+157.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA3,118	$7.89 HUF3,182.18	+61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA915	$1.53 HUF615.20	+6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA281	$1.18 HUF476.98	+168.1%
Average			+98.2%

Yaounde vs. Budapest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.3% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA256	$1.48 HUF596.96	+268.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA4,158	$4.42 HUF1,780.70	-32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,784	$3.98 HUF1,604.64	-56.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA948	$2.43 HUF980.82	+63.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,729	$2.44 HUF984.04	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,202	$0.71 HUF285.17	-62.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA550	$0.80 HUF321.53	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA566	$0.81 HUF325.51	-9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA324	$1.17 HUF472.86	+130.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA440	$0.51 HUF205.28	-26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA395	$0.55 HUF220.65	-11.8%
Average			+22.3%

Yaounde vs. Budapest - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.2% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,924	$6.17 HUF2,488.91	+34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,394	$23.54 HUF9,493.51	+44.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA19,748,334	$26,962.74 HUF10,872,453.92	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,391	$12.15 HUF4,900.56	+223.4%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA27,717	$17.98 HUF7,252.02	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA95,277	$642.83 HUF259,214.86	+329.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA122,128	$478.04 HUF192,765.01	+149.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA29,806	$105.42 HUF42,509.47	+125.0%
Average			+136.1%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA147,515	$423.92 HUF170,940.27	+82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA987,417	$10,554.11 HUF4,255,839.91	+579.9%
Average			+331.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA676	$2.63 HUF1,060.73	+147.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,015	$2.37 HUF957.08	+48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA1,039	$5.98 HUF2,413.15	+266.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA12,126	$49.31 HUF19,884.78	+158.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,197	$7.63 HUF3,076.11	-6.6%
Average			+123.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA15,591	$74.81 HUF30,166.41	+205.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA18,189	$36.73 HUF14,810.31	+28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA15,591	$86.74 HUF34,975.04	+253.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA28,583	$93.52 HUF37,710.68	+108.1%
Average			+148.9%

Yaounde vs. Budapest - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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