Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 13.6% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 32.6% more for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,509.89
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD386.96
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD232.64
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD336.45
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,572.28
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,431.38
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD959.49
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,314.90
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD321.49
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD307.96
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD392.99
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD125.15
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 67.9% more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,061.75
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,663.65
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,655.58
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD362,875.96
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD243,827.19
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,419.77
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD145,819.82
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,521,419.07
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD801.76
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,465.94
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,308.40
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,006.59
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,296.40
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD24,920.01
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,521.47
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,536.85
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
|
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