Cost of Living Comparison Between Budapest and Moscow 
| Indices Difference |  |
|---|---|
| Consumer Prices in Moscow are 19.4% lower than in Budapest (without rent) | |
| Consumer Prices Including Rent in Moscow are 6.3% lower than in Budapest | |
| Rent Prices in Moscow are 35.9% higher than in Budapest | |
| Restaurant Prices in Moscow are 16.0% lower than in Budapest | |
| Groceries Prices in Moscow are 21.4% lower than in Budapest | |
| Local Purchasing Power in Moscow is 13.9% higher than in Budapest | |
Restaurants | Budapest Edit |
Moscow Edit | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
10.18 € (4,000.00 Ft) |
9.11 € (900.00 руб) |
-10.5 % |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course |
50.90 € (20,000.00 Ft) |
39.46 € (3,900.00 руб) |
-22.5 % |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) |
7.63 € (3,000.00 Ft) |
4.55 € (450.00 руб) |
-40.4 % |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) |
2.54 € (1,000.00 Ft) |
3.04 € (300.00 руб) |
+19.3 % |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
2.54 € (1,000.00 Ft) |
3.04 € (300.00 руб) |
+19.3 % |
| Cappuccino (regular) |
2.14 € (840.59 Ft) |
2.39 € (235.89 руб) |
+11.6 % |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) |
1.50 € (590.65 Ft) |
1.00 € (99.26 руб) |
-33.2 % |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) |
1.14 € (448.46 Ft) |
0.56 € (55.61 руб) |
-50.7 % |
Markets | Budapest Edit |
Moscow Edit | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
3.73 € (1,463.99 Ft) |
3.29 € (325.40 руб) |
-11.6 % |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
1.30 € (509.55 Ft) |
0.54 € (53.04 руб) |
-58.6 % |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) |
0.86 € (336.50 Ft) |
0.58 € (56.96 руб) |
-32.7 % |
| Eggs (regular) (12) |
2.23 € (875.89 Ft) |
1.61 € (159.35 руб) |
-27.7 % |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) |
4.10 € (1,611.93 Ft) |
3.85 € (380.69 руб) |
-6.1 % |
| Chicken Fillets (1 lb) |
2.34 € (917.72 Ft) |
1.98 € (195.91 руб) |
-15.1 % |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
5.20 € (2,042.47 Ft) |
3.91 € (386.77 руб) |
-24.7 % |
| Apples (1 lb) |
0.65 € (253.60 Ft) |
0.57 € (56.74 руб) |
-11.0 % |
| Banana (1 lb) |
0.77 € (304.09 Ft) |
0.63 € (61.78 руб) |
-19.2 % |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
0.81 € (319.18 Ft) |
0.73 € (71.83 руб) |
-10.5 % |
| Tomato (1 lb) |
1.18 € (463.74 Ft) |
1.38 € (136.59 руб) |
+17.1 % |
| Potato (1 lb) |
0.51 € (201.15 Ft) |
0.18 € (17.59 руб) |
-65.2 % |
| Onion (1 lb) |
0.55 € (217.24 Ft) |
0.19 € (18.38 руб) |
-66.4 % |
| Lettuce (1 head) |
1.29 € (506.60 Ft) |
1.08 € (107.03 руб) |
-16.0 % |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
0.45 € (176.59 Ft) |
0.55 € (54.60 руб) |
+22.9 % |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
5.09 € (2,000.00 Ft) |
6.07 € (600.00 руб) |
+19.3 % |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
1.01 € (395.13 Ft) |
0.79 € (78.05 руб) |
-21.5 % |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
1.34 € (526.58 Ft) |
1.67 € (164.91 руб) |
+24.5 % |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) |
5.60 € (2,200.00 Ft) |
2.33 € (230.00 руб) |
-58.4 % |
Transportation | Budapest Edit |
Moscow Edit | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) |
1.15 € (450.00 Ft) |
0.61 € (60.00 руб) |
-47.0 % |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) |
24.18 € (9,500.00 Ft) |
27.62 € (2,730.00 руб) |
+14.3 % |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
2.80 € (1,100.00 Ft) |
2.02 € (200.00 руб) |
-27.7 % |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) |
1.80 € (708.11 Ft) |
0.65 € (64.37 руб) |
-63.9 % |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
16.80 € (6,600.00 Ft) |
5.46 € (540.00 руб) |
-67.5 % |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
6.06 € (2,380.41 Ft) |
2.14 € (211.65 руб) |
-64.7 % |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
26,721.53 € (10,500,000.00 Ft) |
30,353.98 € (3,000,000.00 руб) |
+13.6 % |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
25,477.80 € (10,011,283.72 Ft) |
30,431.81 € (3,007,692.31 руб) |
+19.4 % |
Utilities (Monthly) | Budapest Edit |
Moscow Edit | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
144.47 € (56,770.02 Ft) |
108.20 € (10,694.27 руб) |
-25.1 % |
| Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data |
21.26 € (8,352.55 Ft) |
5.46 € (539.26 руб) |
-74.3 % |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
15.88 € (6,238.82 Ft) |
5.43 € (537.10 руб) |
-65.8 % |
Sports And Leisure | Budapest Edit |
Moscow Edit | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
46.47 € (18,260.53 Ft) |
29.87 € (2,951.75 руб) |
-35.7 % |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
14.15 € (5,561.54 Ft) |
23.69 € (2,341.58 руб) |
+67.4 % |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat |
6.49 € (2,550.00 Ft) |
5.06 € (500.00 руб) |
-22.0 % |
Childcare | Budapest Edit |
Moscow Edit | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child |
382.89 € (150,454.55 Ft) |
443.33 € (43,816.09 руб) |
+15.8 % |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child |
9,324.57 € (3,664,010.90 Ft) |
10,685.68 € (1,056,106.46 руб) |
+14.6 % |
Clothing And Shoes | Budapest Edit |
Moscow Edit | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) |
72.07 € (28,319.75 Ft) |
85.03 € (8,403.82 руб) |
+18.0 % |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
29.97 € (11,777.78 Ft) |
40.55 € (4,007.82 руб) |
+35.3 % |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
84.68 € (33,273.17 Ft) |
98.23 € (9,708.77 руб) |
+16.0 % |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
90.25 € (35,461.32 Ft) |
97.03 € (9,589.71 руб) |
+7.5 % |
Rent Per Month | Budapest Edit |
Moscow Edit | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
586.94 € (230,633.34 Ft) |
794.40 € (78,513.51 руб) |
+35.3 % |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
455.09 € (178,822.75 Ft) |
478.06 € (47,248.54 руб) |
+5.0 % |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
1,009.47 € (396,662.06 Ft) |
1,651.44 € (163,218.18 руб) |
+63.6 % |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
755.31 € (296,791.75 Ft) |
890.97 € (88,057.56 руб) |
+18.0 % |
Buy Apartment Price | Budapest Edit |
Moscow Edit | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
330.72 € (129,952.31 Ft) |
466.95 € (46,150.36 руб) |
+41.2 % |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
225.01 € (88,415.77 Ft) |
265.98 € (26,287.64 руб) |
+18.2 % |
Salaries And Financing | Budapest Edit |
Moscow Edit | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
1,066.09 € (418,910.72 Ft) |
1,136.75 € (112,349.58 руб) |
+6.6 % |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 9.29 | 14.10 | +51.8 % |
| Last update: | April 2024 | April 2024 | |
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| Cost of Living in Budakeszi | 6.63 miles |
| Cost of Living in Üröm | 8.34 miles |
| Cost of Living in Törökbálint | 10.23 miles |
| Cost of Living in Dunakeszi | 11.51 miles |
| Cost of Living in Halásztelek | 12.34 miles |
| Cost of Living in Szentendre | 12.89 miles |
| Cost of Living in Pomáz | 13.08 miles |
| Cost of Living in Érd | 18.53 miles |
| Cost of Living in Godollo | 20.02 miles |
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| Cost of Living in Khimki | 14.03 miles |
| Cost of Living in Odintsovo | 15.52 miles |
| Cost of Living in Korolyov | 15.77 miles |
| Cost of Living in Balashikha | 16.07 miles |
| Cost of Living in Podolsk | 24.01 miles |
| Cost of Living in Domodedovo | 24.11 miles |
| Cost of Living in Shchelkovo (Shchyolkovo) | 24.68 miles |
| Cost of Living in Zhukovsky | 25.40 miles |
| Cost of Living in Fryazino | 25.88 miles |