Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 41.6% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 57.4% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
|
pay 82.5% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
|
pay 51.4% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
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