Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 25.2% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
|
pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
|
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