Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 8.5% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.02
|
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.18
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.23
|
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.56
|
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.96
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.26
|
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.17
|
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.95
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.12
|
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.35
|
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.87
|
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.10
|
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.15
|
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.76
|
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.73
|
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.82
|
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn273.58
|
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn169,229.83
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.72
|
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn179.80
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,765.47
|
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,214.81
|
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn926.11
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn998.45
|
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,934.88
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.62
|
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.31
|
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.19
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn274.25
|
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.95
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn499.85
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn241.59
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn552.22
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn573.19
|
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
|
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