Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.1 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$20.22
€18.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$3.13
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$2.80
€2.60
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$5.51
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$6.00
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$29.95
€27.78
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
|
pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$44.65
€41.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$12.72
€11.80
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$96.33
€89.37
|
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