Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 36.2% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
$4.65
₴184.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
$3.61
₴143.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
$0.49
₴19.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
$0.39
₴15.49
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
$0.54
₴21.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
$3.21
₴127.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
$3.15
₴125.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
$1.46
₴57.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
$1.56
₴61.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
$0.22
₴8.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
$0.47
₴18.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
$0.50
₴19.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
$0.72
₴28.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
$0.17
₴6.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
$0.25
₴9.99
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
$3.81
₴151.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
$7.13
₴282.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
$19,124.68
₴759,172.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
$3.35
₴132.90
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
$4.40
₴174.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
$234.03
₴9,290.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
$155.62
₴6,177.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
$61.95
₴2,459.07
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
$183.02
₴7,265.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
$3,871.85
₴153,696.60
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
$0.85
₴33.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
$0.96
₴38.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
$1.95
₴77.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
$18.82
₴747.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
$2.98
₴118.11
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
$40.33
₴1,600.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
$30.46
₴1,209.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
$64.81
₴2,572.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
$73.44
₴2,915.40
|
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