Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 48.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$7.37
HUF2,666.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$5.73
HUF2,073.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$1.18
HUF426.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.97
HUF350.23
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.13
HUF409.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$5.07
HUF1,834.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$3.47
HUF1,257.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.28
HUF823.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.16
HUF783.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$0.64
HUF230.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.65
HUF235.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.69
HUF250.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$1.39
HUF502.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.44
HUF160.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.44
HUF160.18
|
|
pay 66.3% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$5.48
HUF1,982.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$24.10
HUF8,724.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$21,929.98
HUF7,937,994.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$10.36
HUF3,750.23
|
|
pay 56.3% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$13.65
HUF4,941.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$356.86
HUF129,171.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$280.52
HUF101,540.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$110.62
HUF40,039.73
|
|
pay 29.3% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$218.36
HUF79,039.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,655,074.81
|
|
pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$1.58
HUF571.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$1.71
HUF618.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$5.63
HUF2,038.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$36.88
HUF13,350.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$5.73
HUF2,073.03
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$57.90
HUF20,957.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$26.48
HUF9,585.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$72.51
HUF26,248.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$73.83
HUF26,724.57
|
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