Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 41.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 36.7% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT4,000.35
|
$8.72
HUF3,243.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT3,057.18
|
$7.58
HUF2,820.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT374.39
|
$1.25
HUF465.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT235.43
|
$0.97
HUF360.95
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT209.36
|
$1.49
HUF552.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,077.02
|
$5.20
HUF1,935.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,889.70
|
$4.19
HUF1,559.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT734.93
|
$2.84
HUF1,057.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,089.76
|
$2.46
HUF914.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT287.57
|
$0.70
HUF259.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT436.79
|
$0.79
HUF295.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT459.50
|
$0.84
HUF312.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT436.31
|
$1.33
HUF494.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT106.82
|
$0.54
HUF200.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT106.91
|
$0.56
HUF209.40
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT926.38
|
$6.47
HUF2,406.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,478.15
|
$21.93
HUF8,159.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,207,873.73
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,116,289.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,684.00
|
$12.71
HUF4,729.02
|
|
pay 47.5% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT6,071.07
|
$15.33
HUF5,704.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT194,818.02
|
$399.32
HUF148,574.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT122,314.58
|
$313.48
HUF116,635.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT18,028.89
|
$107.20
HUF39,887.04
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT102,366.90
|
$280.59
HUF104,400.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,471,875.02
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,939,287.41
|
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT583.80
|
$1.71
HUF635.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT960.03
|
$1.85
HUF688.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT859.50
|
$5.66
HUF2,104.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT18,268.67
|
$41.60
HUF15,479.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,298.03
|
$5.86
HUF2,181.74
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT27,411.48
|
$70.88
HUF26,371.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,722.93
|
$28.89
HUF10,750.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT43,164.56
|
$70.44
HUF26,210.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT40,975.83
|
$80.82
HUF30,071.79
|
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