Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 43.7% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
|
pay 70.8% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
|
pay 70.2% more for housing
Hungary
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
|
pay 60.3% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
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