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Cost of Living Comparison Between Budapest and Parnu Cost of Living Comparison Between Budapest and Parnu

🙂 Solo nomad: Budapest is 11.1% cheaper than Parnu without rent, and 2.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Budapest is 3.7% cheaper than Parnu without rent, and 4.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Budapest
Parnu
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.56 Ft 3,792
$10.28 €8.86
12.45%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$58.1 Ft 19K
$62.9 €54.2
-7.69%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.75 Ft 2,869
$9.6 €8.27
-8.85%
Cappuccino
$2.85 Ft 935
$3.83 €3.3
-25.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.8 Ft 591
$1.97 €1.69
-8.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.28 Ft 421
$1.06 €0.91
20.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.83 Ft 928
$5.22 €4.5
-45.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 Ft 919
$5.69 €4.9
-50.79%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Budapest
Parnu
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.21 Ft 397
$1.16 €1
4.31%
White Bread (500g)
$1.66 Ft 546
$1.06 €0.91
56.60%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.08 Ft 681
$2.28 €1.96
-8.77%
Eggs
$2.99 Ft 982
$2.97 €2.56
0.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.14 Ft 3,326
$10.22 €8.8
-0.78%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.25 Ft 2,048
$8.68 €7.48
-28.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.53 Ft 4,438
$10.94 €9.42
23.67%
Apples (1kg)
$1.94 Ft 636
$1.69 €1.45
14.79%
Banana (1kg)
$1.93 Ft 633
$1.62 €1.4
19.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.16 Ft 710
$1.54 €1.33
40.26%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.51 Ft 1,152
$2.47 €2.12
42.11%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 Ft 368
$0.83 €0.71
34.94%
Onion (1kg)
$1.21 Ft 398
$0.88 €0.76
37.50%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.51 Ft 495
$1.8 €1.55
-16.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.58 Ft 190
$1.04 €0.9
-44.23%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.6 Ft 2,166
$6.29 €5.41
4.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.95 Ft 1,952
$8.85 €7.62
-32.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.2 Ft 395
$1.83 €1.58
-34.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.68 Ft 550
$1.66 €1.43
1.20%
🚌 Getting Around
Budapest
Parnu
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.29 Ft 422
$1.69 €1.46
-23.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.83 Ft 8,471
$14.3 €12.32
80.63%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 Ft 1,034
$3.42 €2.95
-7.89%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.11 Ft 366
$0.6 €0.52
85.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.02 Ft 6,237
$20.06 €17.28
-5.18%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.78 Ft 584
$1.88 €1.62
-5.32%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$25.7K Ft 8.4M
$28.7K €24.7K
-10.57%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.7K Ft 10.1M
$31.3K €27K
-1.81%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Budapest
Parnu
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$149 Ft 48.9K
$265 €228
-43.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.89 Ft 8,490
$22.28 €19.19
16.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.86 Ft 6,512
$25.65 €22.1
-22.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Budapest
Parnu
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$62.8 Ft 20.6K
$42.73 €36.81
46.97%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.89 Ft 7,179
$23.12 €19.91
-5.32%
Cinema Ticket
$9.08 Ft 2,978
$11 €9.48
-17.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Budapest
Parnu
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$463 Ft 152K
$119 €103
288.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12.3K Ft 4M
$8,134 €7,006
51.75%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Budapest
Parnu
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$85.6 Ft 28.1K
$119 €103
-28.31%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$42.73 Ft 14K
$39.21 €33.77
8.98%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$97.9 Ft 32.1K
$90.3 €77.8
8.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$104 Ft 34.1K
$108 €92.7
-3.32%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Budapest
Parnu
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$732 Ft 240K
$558 €480
31.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$558 Ft 183.1K
$419 €361
33.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,362 Ft 446.7K
$876 €755
55.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$950 Ft 311.6K
$664 €572
43.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,276 Ft 1.7M
$2,750 €2,369
91.81%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,870 Ft 1.3M
$2,566 €2,210
50.81%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Budapest
Parnu
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,616 Ft 530K
$1,675 €1,443
-3.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.03
4.2
67.38%

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Last update for Budapest: December 1, 2025

Last update for Parnu: December 2, 2025

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