Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.7 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$37.84
£30.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$2.84
£2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$2.29
£1.83
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$5.49
£4.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$7.51
£6.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$5.39
£4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$1.80
£1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$1.43
£1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.92
£0.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Hungary
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$7.04
£5.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$65.58
£52.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$41.21
£32.91
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$4.76
£3.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$76.30
£60.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$16.40
£13.09
|
|
pay 53.6% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$122.97
£98.19
|
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