Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 28.9% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$3.08
KES404.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$0.60
KES79.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.48
KES62.50
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$4.28
KES562.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$2.86
KES375.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$2.32
KES304.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$1.01
KES132.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.42
KES54.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$0.60
KES79.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$0.33
KES43.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.29
KES38.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.38
KES49.78
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$5.64
KES740.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$1.94
KES255.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$2.12
KES279.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$5.77
KES758.72
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
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