Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 15.0% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
?? |
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
?? | |
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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