Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 32.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Albania, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
|
pay 92.0% more for childcare
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
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