Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 37.1% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 97.7% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
HUF2,652.37
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HUF2,062.35
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF424.38
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF348.34
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Hungary
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HUF407.33
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
HUF1,824.79
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
HUF1,250.77
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
HUF819.33
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
HUF778.97
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
HUF229.73
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
HUF234.08
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
HUF249.03
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
HUF499.66
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF159.81
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF159.32
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
HUF1,971.44
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
HUF8,676.98
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
HUF7,895,084.74
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
HUF3,729.95
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
HUF4,914.64
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
HUF128,473.48
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
HUF100,991.33
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
HUF39,823.30
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
HUF78,612.05
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
HUF1,646,128.18
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HUF568.58
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
HUF614.96
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
HUF2,027.33
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
HUF13,278.45
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
HUF2,061.83
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
HUF20,844.04
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
HUF9,533.23
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
HUF26,106.23
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
HUF26,580.11
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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