Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 72.5% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
Liberia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
|
pay 78.3% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Hungary or Liberia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.