Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 42.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€16.97
|
$7.37
Ft2,710.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.44
|
$1.18
Ft433.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.17
|
$0.97
Ft355.99
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
$1.13
Ft416.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.17
|
$5.07
Ft1,864.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.46
|
$3.47
Ft1,278.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
$2.28
Ft837.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.16
|
$2.16
Ft796.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.64
Ft234.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.65
Ft239.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.69
Ft254.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.39
Ft510.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.44
Ft163.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.44
Ft162.82
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€6.99
|
$5.48
Ft2,014.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€44.98
|
$24.10
Ft8,867.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,068,477.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€21.94
|
$10.36
Ft3,811.87
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
$13.65
Ft5,022.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€748.50
|
$356.86
Ft131,295.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€624.05
|
$280.52
Ft103,209.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
$110.62
Ft40,697.90
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€411.61
|
$218.36
Ft80,338.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,682,280.64
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.03
|
$1.58
Ft581.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€2.97
|
$1.71
Ft628.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
$5.63
Ft2,071.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.26
|
$36.88
Ft13,570.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.48
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.11
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
$57.90
Ft21,301.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
$26.48
Ft9,742.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
$72.51
Ft26,679.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€109.94
|
$73.83
Ft27,163.87
|
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