http://www.pestiside.hu/archives/its...tral001014.php

No, it's not just your imagination, or even the fact that you are a loser and can't earn enough money to get by. Budapest is horribly, horribly expensive. In fact, according to a well-publicized study by human resource consulting firm Mercer, Budapest is the most expensive city in the region, Világgazdaság online reports. Not only does the Hungarian capital "lead" Warsaw and Prague, life in Athens, Brussels and even Berlin and Los Angeles is apparently cheaper than in Budapest.

One hundred and fifty cities around the globe are included in the annual survey, which takes into account the cost of housing, travel, food, clothing, services, entertainment and sport. Budapest ended up 25th on the list of most expensive cities in the world, up from the 34th spot last year.