Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 29.3% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,896.27
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD2,997.13
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD392.69
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD231.94
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD296.68
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,590.29
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,251.51
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD884.64
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,265.45
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.48
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.40
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD299.47
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD345.16
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.69
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.25
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 98.7% more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,982.39
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD3,996.17
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD11,988,510.00
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,658.41
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,557.99
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD373,883.31
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD247,469.77
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,348.69
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 35.5% more for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,233.55
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,214,454.03
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD799.23
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,349.80
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD999.04
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,118.15
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD2,997.13
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD35,998.32
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD23,922.80
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,339.16
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD45,869.08
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
|
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