Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 41.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Hungary instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$7.37
HUF2,666.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$5.73
HUF2,073.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.18
HUF426.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.97
HUF350.23
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.13
HUF409.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$5.07
HUF1,834.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$3.47
HUF1,257.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.28
HUF823.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$2.16
HUF783.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.64
HUF230.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.65
HUF235.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.69
HUF250.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$1.39
HUF502.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.44
HUF160.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.44
HUF160.18
|
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pay 37.3% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$5.48
HUF1,982.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$24.10
HUF8,724.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$21,929.98
HUF7,937,994.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$10.36
HUF3,750.23
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$13.65
HUF4,941.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$356.86
HUF129,171.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$280.52
HUF101,540.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$110.62
HUF40,039.73
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$218.36
HUF79,039.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,655,074.81
|
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pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$1.58
HUF571.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$1.71
HUF618.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$5.63
HUF2,038.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$36.88
HUF13,350.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$5.73
HUF2,073.03
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$57.90
HUF20,957.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$26.48
HUF9,585.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$72.51
HUF26,248.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$73.83
HUF26,724.57
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