Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 31.7% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$10.88
€10.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$5.29
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$3.34
€3.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$6.26
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$30.34
€28.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
Hungary
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$488.99
€453.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$348.24
€323.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
|
pay 41.4% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$497.03
€461.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
|
pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$38.81
€36.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$8.35
€7.75
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$164.00
€152.15
|
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