Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 24.8% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
?? | |
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
?? | |
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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