Cost of Living Comparison Between Budapest and Larnaca 

Indices DifferenceInfo
Consumer Prices in Larnaca are 30.3% higher than in Budapest (without rent)
Consumer Prices Including Rent in Larnaca are 37.7% higher than in Budapest
Rent Prices in Larnaca are 61.5% higher than in Budapest
Restaurant Prices in Larnaca are 24.4% higher than in Budapest
Groceries Prices in Larnaca are 28.1% higher than in Budapest
Local Purchasing Power in Larnaca is 12.9% lower than in Budapest
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Restaurants
Budapest Edit Larnaca Edit Difference
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 4,000.00 Ft
(10.27 €)
5,841.14 Ft
(15.00 €)
     +46.0 %
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 20,000.00 Ft
(51.36 €)
19,470.47 Ft
(50.00 €)
     -2.6 %
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 3,000.00 Ft
(7.70 €)
3,037.39 Ft
(7.80 €)
     +1.2 %
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 1,000.00 Ft
(2.57 €)
1,557.64 Ft
(4.00 €)
     +55.8 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1,000.00 Ft
(2.57 €)
1,947.05 Ft
(5.00 €)
     +94.7 %
Cappuccino (regular) 835.76 Ft
(2.15 €)
1,387.27 Ft
(3.56 €)
     +66.0 %
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 590.47 Ft
(1.52 €)
759.35 Ft
(1.95 €)
     +28.6 %
Water (12 oz small bottle) 448.36 Ft
(1.15 €)
360.20 Ft
(0.93 €)
     -19.7 %
Markets
Budapest Edit Larnaca Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 1,460.17 Ft
(3.75 €)
2,490.05 Ft
(6.39 €)
     +70.5 %
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 509.98 Ft
(1.31 €)
735.90 Ft
(1.89 €)
     +44.3 %
Rice (white), (1 lb) 333.54 Ft
(0.86 €)
506.05 Ft
(1.30 €)
     +51.7 %
Eggs (regular) (12) 879.25 Ft
(2.26 €)
1,393.70 Ft
(3.58 €)
     +58.5 %
Local Cheese (1 lb) 1,541.94 Ft
(3.96 €)
2,422.40 Ft
(6.22 €)
     +57.1 %
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 920.23 Ft
(2.36 €)
1,426.61 Ft
(3.66 €)
     +55.0 %
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 2,047.37 Ft
(5.26 €)
2,088.47 Ft
(5.36 €)
     +2.0 %
Apples (1 lb) 256.92 Ft
(0.66 €)
454.61 Ft
(1.17 €)
     +76.9 %
Banana (1 lb) 301.51 Ft
(0.77 €)
332.78 Ft
(0.85 €)
     +10.4 %
Oranges (1 lb) 320.34 Ft
(0.82 €)
374.11 Ft
(0.96 €)
     +16.8 %
Tomato (1 lb) 494.00 Ft
(1.27 €)
475.73 Ft
(1.22 €)
     -3.7 %
Potato (1 lb) 201.28 Ft
(0.52 €)
269.46 Ft
(0.69 €)
     +33.9 %
Onion (1 lb) 220.88 Ft
(0.57 €)
267.60 Ft
(0.69 €)
     +21.2 %
Lettuce (1 head) 512.68 Ft
(1.32 €)
271.61 Ft
(0.70 €)
     -47.0 %
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 177.98 Ft
(0.46 €)
330.51 Ft
(0.85 €)
     +85.7 %
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 2,000.00 Ft
(5.14 €)
2,723.92 Ft
(7.00 €)
     +36.2 %
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 398.68 Ft
(1.02 €)
594.68 Ft
(1.53 €)
     +49.2 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 535.25 Ft
(1.37 €)
985.85 Ft
(2.53 €)
     +84.2 %
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 2,200.00 Ft
(5.65 €)
2,024.93 Ft
(5.20 €)
     -8.0 %
Transportation
Budapest Edit Larnaca Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 450.00 Ft
(1.16 €)
934.58 Ft
(2.40 €)
     +107.7 %
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 9,500.00 Ft
(24.40 €)
17,523.42 Ft
(45.00 €)
     +84.5 %
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 1,100.00 Ft
(2.82 €)
2,336.46 Ft
(6.00 €)
     +112.4 %
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 708.11 Ft
(1.82 €)
1,253.39 Ft
(3.22 €)
     +77.0 %
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 6,600.00 Ft
(16.95 €)
11,682.28 Ft
(30.00 €)
     +77.0 %
Gasoline (1 gallon) 2,381.16 Ft
(6.11 €)
2,052.40 Ft
(5.27 €)
     -13.8 %
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 10,500,000.00 Ft
(26,963.92 €)
10,124,641.88 Ft
(26,000.00 €)
     -3.6 %
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 9,973,043.48 Ft
(25,610.70 €)
11,941,885.29 Ft
(30,666.67 €)
     +19.7 %
Utilities (Monthly)
Budapest Edit Larnaca Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 56,433.60 Ft
(144.92 €)
74,850.66 Ft
(192.22 €)
     +32.6 %
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 8,148.14 Ft
(20.92 €)
7,785.16 Ft
(19.99 €)
     -4.5 %
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 6,409.29 Ft
(16.46 €)
13,094.77 Ft
(33.63 €)
     +104.3 %
Sports And Leisure
Budapest Edit Larnaca Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 18,097.50 Ft
(46.47 €)
24,581.46 Ft
(63.12 €)
     +35.8 %
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 5,561.54 Ft
(14.28 €)
16,874.40 Ft
(43.33 €)
     +203.4 %
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 2,700.00 Ft
(6.93 €)
4,283.50 Ft
(11.00 €)
     +58.6 %
Childcare
Budapest Edit Larnaca Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 150,454.55 Ft
(386.37 €)
153,167.66 Ft
(393.33 €)
     +1.8 %
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 3,661,923.68 Ft
(9,403.79 €)
3,787,005.47 Ft
(9,725.00 €)
     +3.4 %
Clothing And Shoes
Budapest Edit Larnaca Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 28,042.62 Ft
(72.01 €)
37,642.90 Ft
(96.67 €)
     +34.2 %
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 11,702.70 Ft
(30.05 €)
14,602.85 Ft
(37.50 €)
     +24.8 %
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 33,314.29 Ft
(85.55 €)
35,324.99 Ft
(90.71 €)
     +6.0 %
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 35,461.32 Ft
(91.06 €)
40,238.96 Ft
(103.33 €)
     +13.5 %
Rent Per Month
Budapest Edit Larnaca Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 228,481.33 Ft
(586.74 €)
389,409.30 Ft
(1,000.00 €)
     +70.4 %
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 177,135.48 Ft
(454.88 €)
280,931.00 Ft
(721.43 €)
     +58.6 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 402,675.95 Ft
(1,034.07 €)
614,068.52 Ft
(1,576.92 €)
     +52.5 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 295,804.69 Ft
(759.62 €)
498,144.36 Ft
(1,279.23 €)
     +68.4 %
Buy Apartment Price
Budapest Edit Larnaca Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 128,495.19 Ft
(329.97 €)
95,567.59 Ft
(245.42 €)
     -25.6 %
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 88,080.20 Ft
(226.19 €)
71,660.62 Ft
(184.02 €)
     -18.6 %
Salaries And Financing
Budapest Edit Larnaca Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 421,955.18 Ft
(1,083.58 €)
506,232.09 Ft
(1,300.00 €)
     +20.0 %
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 9.16 3.02      -67.1 %
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